# #f9bdfe

A color — cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#f9bdfe`
- RGB: rgb(249, 189, 254)
- HSL: hsl(295, 97%, 87%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.873 0.109 323.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.6369
- Nearest named color: Strawberry Buttercream (#f8b3ff, Δ 2.492) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/strawberry-buttercream
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/f9bdfe

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #f9c3fe, #fac8fe, #facdfe, #fbd2fe, #fcdcfe, #fce1ff, #fde6ff, #fdebff, #fef0ff, #fef5ff
- Shades (toward black): #f596fd, #f068fd, #ec40fc, #e918fb, #d404e7, #ab03ba, #860292, #610269, #37013c, #120014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #c3febe
- Analogous: #d8befe, #febee3
- Triadic: #fef9be, #befef9
- Split-complementary: #e3febe, #befed8
- Tetradic: #fed8be, #c3febe, #bee3fe

## Colors that go with #f9bdfe

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Railway's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #f9bdfe, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #f9bdfe: 4 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Stone, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #f9bdfe in 11 real palettes, including Macaron and Garden Wedding, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Nikon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nikon-com), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Lime Green** #32cd32 [harmony: complementary] — Lime Green sits directly opposite #f9bdfe on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/limegreen
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony, pool: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #f9bdfe: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Steam (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/steampowered-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #f9bdfe: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #f9bdfe: 3 real palettes, including Calendly's brand system and Mistral AI's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com), Mistral AI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mistral-ai), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #f9bdfe: 3 real palettes, including Victoria's Secret's brand system and Fitbit's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Victoria's Secret (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/victoriassecret-com), Fitbit (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fitbit-com), Nikon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nikon-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 1.53:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cb03dd (4.57:1); AA: background → #595959 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #9803a6 (7.24:1); AAA: background → #3d3d3d (7.11:1)
- On black (#000000): 13.74:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/f9bdfe-c19fbf-9dcb62-2d1f28-ede9f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#f9bdfe" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.