# #ff42e3

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ff42e3`
- RGB: rgb(255, 66, 227)
- HSL: hsl(309, 100%, 63%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.711 0.272 334.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.307
- Nearest named color: Cupid’s Eye (#ff22dd, Δ 2.896) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cupids-eye
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff42e3

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff57e6, #ff66e8, #ff7aeb, #ff8aed, #ff9ef0, #ffadf3, #ffc2f6, #ffd1f8, #ffe5fb, #fff5fd
- Shades (toward black): #ff24de, #ff05da, #e600c3, #c700a9, #ad0093, #8f0079, #70005f, #520045, #33002b, #140011

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #42ff5f
- Analogous: #bd42ff, #ff4284
- Triadic: #e3ff42, #42e3ff
- Split-complementary: #84ff42, #42ffbd
- Tetradic: #ffbd42, #42ff5f, #4284ff

## Colors that go with #ff42e3

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 #ff42e3 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 #ff42e3: 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 #ff42e3: 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 #ff42e3: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #ff42e3 — 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 #ff42e3: 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 #ff42e3 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 #ff42e3: 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): 2.94:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d600b6 (4.63:1); AA: background → #2e2e2e (4.62:1); AAA: text → #a3008b (7.17:1); AAA: background → #030303 (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.14:1 — 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/ff42e3-c19fb8-85cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?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: "#ff42e3" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.