# #ff57cd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ff57cd`
- RGB: rgb(255, 87, 205)
- HSL: hsl(318, 100%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.718 0.235 341.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.3248
- Nearest named color: Drunken Flamingo (#ff55cc, Δ 0.311) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/drunken-flamingo
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff57cd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff66d1, #ff75d6, #ff85da, #ff94df, #ffa8e5, #ffb8ea, #ffc7ee, #ffd6f3, #ffe5f7, #fff5fc
- Shades (toward black): #ff38c3, #ff14b9, #f500ab, #d60096, #b80081, #940068, #750052, #57003d, #330024, #14000e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #57ff89
- Analogous: #dd57ff, #ff5778
- Triadic: #cdff57, #57cdff
- Split-complementary: #78ff57, #57ffdd
- Tetradic: #ffdd57, #57ff89, #5778ff

## Colors that go with #ff57cd

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 #ff57cd 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
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including JetBrains's brand system and Arcade put Yellow beside #ff57cd, as the accent. Seen in: JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com), Arcade (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#arcade), Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellow
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #ff57cd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony: split] — Emerald Green is a split-complement of #ff57cd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ff57cd: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [harmony: triadic] — Deep Sky Blue completes a triad with #ff57cd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #ff57cd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Light Coral** #f08080 [harmony: analogous] — Light Coral is #ff57cd's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightcoral

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.8:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e0009d (4.51:1); AA: background → #333333 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #a80076 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #0a0a0a (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.5:1 — 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/ff57cd-c19fb3-75cb62-2d1f23-f0e9f1?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: "#ff57cd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.