# #fa5cdd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa5cdd`
- RGB: rgb(250, 92, 221)
- HSL: hsl(311, 94%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.723 0.236 335.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.332
- Nearest named color: Candy Pink (#ff63e9, Δ 2.153) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/candy-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa5cdd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fa6be0, #fb79e3, #fb88e6, #fc97e9, #fcabed, #fdbaf1, #fdc9f4, #fed7f7, #fee6fa, #fff5fd
- Shades (toward black): #f93ed7, #f81bd0, #ed07c3, #d006ab, #b20692, #8f0476, #72045e, #540345, #310229, #140110

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5cfa79
- Analogous: #c85cfa, #fa5c8e
- Triadic: #ddfa5c, #5cddfa
- Split-complementary: #8efa5c, #5cfac8
- Tetradic: #fac85c, #5cfa79, #5c8efa

## Colors that go with #fa5cdd

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 #fa5cdd 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #fa5cdd: 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 #fa5cdd: 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 #fa5cdd: 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 #fa5cdd in two real palettes: NYX Cosmetics's brand system and T-Mobile's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: NYX Cosmetics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nyxcosmetics-com), T-Mobile (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — Two real palettes: Gumroad's brand system and JetBrains's brand system put Yellow beside #fa5cdd, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com), JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellow
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #fa5cdd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #fa5cdd in Gumroad's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.75:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #da07b3 (4.5:1); AA: background → #333333 (4.6:1); AAA: text → #a30586 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #0d0d0d (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.64:1 — 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/fa5cdd-c19fb7-82cb62-2d1f25-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: "#fa5cdd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.