# #ff42dc

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ff42dc`
- RGB: rgb(255, 66, 220)
- HSL: hsl(311, 100%, 63%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.707 0.268 336.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.3032
- Nearest named color: Cupid’s Eye (#ff22dd, Δ 2.964) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cupids-eye
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff42dc

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff57e0, #ff66e3, #ff7ae7, #ff8ae9, #ff9eed, #ffadf0, #ffc2f4, #ffd1f7, #ffe5fa, #fff5fd
- Shades (toward black): #ff24d7, #ff05d1, #e600bb, #c700a2, #ad008e, #8f0075, #70005c, #520043, #33002a, #140011

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #42ff65
- Analogous: #c342ff, #ff427e
- Triadic: #dcff42, #42dcff
- Split-complementary: #7eff42, #42ffc3
- Tetradic: #ffc342, #42ff65, #427eff

## Colors that go with #ff42dc

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 #ff42dc 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #ff42dc: 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 #ff42dc: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony: split] — Emerald Green is a split-complement of #ff42dc: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #ff42dc — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [pool] — Designers have shipped Cornflower Blue with #ff42dc: Terminal, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ff42dc in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ff42dc: Maybelline's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Maybelline (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maybelline-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.97:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #db00b3 (4.5:1); AA: background → #2e2e2e (4.57:1); AAA: text → #a30085 (7.25:1); AAA: background → #000000 (7.06:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.06:1 — 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/ff42dc-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: "#ff42dc" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.