# #fa42ba

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa42ba`
- RGB: rgb(250, 66, 186)
- HSL: hsl(321, 95%, 62%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.685 0.244 345.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.2777
- Nearest named color: Drunken Flamingo (#ff55cc, Δ 3.557) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/drunken-flamingo
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa42ba

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fb56c1, #fb65c6, #fc79ce, #fc88d3, #fc9cdb, #fdafe2, #fdbee7, #fed2ef, #fee1f4, #fff5fb
- Shades (toward black): #f924af, #f906a4, #e00693, #c20580, #a4046c, #860358, #680345, #500234, #320121, #14010d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #42fa82
- Analogous: #df42fa, #fa425e
- Triadic: #bafa42, #42bafa
- Split-complementary: #5efa42, #42fadf
- Tetradic: #fadf42, #42fa82, #425efa

## Colors that go with #fa42ba

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, pool: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #fa42ba on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Tomato is #fa42ba's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #fa42ba: 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 #fa42ba: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #fa42ba in two real palettes: The Ordinary's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com), Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — Two real palettes: JetBrains's brand system and Arcade put Yellow beside #fa42ba, as the accent. Seen in: JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com), Arcade (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#arcade). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellow
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #fa42ba — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: triadic] — Cadet Blue completes a triad with #fa42ba — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.2:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e00693 (4.55:1); AA: background → #292929 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #a9046f (7.16:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.55:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #fb51bf (7.03:1)

## 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/fa42ba-c19fb1-70cb62-2d1f22-f0e9f1?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: "#fa42ba" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.