# #fa5cd8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa5cd8`
- RGB: rgb(250, 92, 216)
- HSL: hsl(313, 94%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.721 0.232 337.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.3294
- Nearest named color: Illicit Pink (#ff5ccd, Δ 1.944) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/illicit-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa5cd8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fa6bdb, #fb79df, #fb88e2, #fc97e6, #fcabeb, #fdbaee, #fdc9f2, #fed7f5, #fee6f9, #fff5fd
- Shades (toward black): #f93ed1, #f81bc8, #ed07bc, #d006a4, #b2068d, #8f0471, #72045a, #540342, #310227, #140110

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5cfa7e
- Analogous: #cd5cfa, #fa5c89
- Triadic: #d8fa5c, #5cd8fa
- Split-complementary: #89fa5c, #5cfacd
- Tetradic: #facd5c, #5cfa7e, #5c89fa

## Colors that go with #fa5cd8

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

- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony: complementary] — Emerald Green sits directly opposite #fa5cd8 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/emerald-green
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Gumroad's brand system and JetBrains's brand system put Yellow beside #fa5cd8, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com), JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com), Arcade (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#arcade). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellow
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #fa5cd8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #fa5cd8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fa5cd8: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [pool] — Medium Violet Red is paired with #fa5cd8 in two real palettes: T-Mobile's brand system and NYX Cosmetics's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: T-Mobile (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com), NYX Cosmetics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nyxcosmetics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #fa5cd8 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [harmony: triadic] — Deep Sky Blue completes a triad with #fa5cd8 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.77:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #da07ac (4.56:1); AA: background → #333333 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #a30581 (7.25:1); AAA: background → #0d0d0d (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.59:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/fa5cd8-c19fb5-7ecb62-2d1f24-efe9f1?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: "#fa5cd8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.