# #fa85dd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa85dd`
- RGB: rgb(250, 133, 221)
- HSL: hsl(315, 92%, 75%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.773 0.175 337.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.4232
- Nearest named color: Frail Fuchsia (#ee88ee, Δ 3.136) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/frail-fuchsia
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa85dd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fa8edf, #fb9de3, #fba7e6, #fcb1e9, #fcbfed, #fdc9f0, #fdd3f3, #feddf5, #feebf9, #fff5fc
- Shades (toward black): #f862d3, #f740c9, #f61ec0, #e60aaf, #c40895, #9d0777, #7a055d, #580443, #360229, #14010f

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #85faa2
- Analogous: #dd85fa, #fa85a2
- Triadic: #ddfa85, #85ddfa
- Split-complementary: #a2fa85, #85fadd
- Tetradic: #fadd85, #85faa2, #85a2fa

## Colors that go with #fa85dd

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, pool: complementary] — Emerald Green sits directly opposite #fa85dd on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fa85dd: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #fa85dd in 3 real palettes, including Meadow and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: split] — Dark Turquoise is a split-complement of #fa85dd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #fa85dd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #fa85dd: two real palettes: Oreo's brand system and Cobalt Pop, as the lead colour. Seen in: Oreo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oreo-com), Cobalt Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#cobalt-pop). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #fa85dd in two real palettes: Mercury's brand system and Netlify's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — Two real palettes: Lavender Haze and Railway's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #fa85dd, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.22:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #dc09a8 (4.52:1); AA: background → #424242 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #a6077f (7.1:1); AAA: background → #212121 (7.26:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.46:1 — 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
- friendly: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/friendly
- 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/fa85dd-c19fb4-7bcb62-2d1f24-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: "#fa85dd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.