# #fa38f0

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#fa38f0`
- RGB: rgb(250, 56, 240)
- HSL: hsl(303, 95%, 60%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.704 0.287 330.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.2944
- Nearest named color: Barbara (#ff0ff3, Δ 2.605) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/barbara
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa38f0

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fa4cf2, #fb60f3, #fb6ff4, #fc83f6, #fc97f7, #fdaaf9, #fdbefa, #fecdfb, #fee1fd, #fff5fe
- Shades (toward black): #f91aee, #f406e8, #d605cb, #bd05b4, #9f0497, #81037b, #680363, #4b0247, #32012f, #140113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #38fa42
- Analogous: #a338fa, #fa388f
- Triadic: #f0fa38, #38f0fa
- Split-complementary: #8ffa38, #38faa3
- Tetradic: #faa338, #38fa42, #388ffa

## Colors that go with #fa38f0

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

- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #fa38f0 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/mediumseagreen
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #fa38f0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fa38f0: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #fa38f0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #fa38f0 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #fa38f0 in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Gold** #ffd700 [pool] — Gold shows up next to #fa38f0 in Night Market, as the accent. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/gold
- **Hot Pink** #ff69b4 [harmony: analogous] — Hot Pink is #fa38f0's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hotpink

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.05:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d105c7 (4.61:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.64:1); AAA: text → #9f0497 (7.15:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.89:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #fa3df1 (7:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/fa38f0-c19fbb-8fcb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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: "#fa38f0" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.