# #0038a8

A color — cool, vivid, technical, modern. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#0038a8`
- RGB: rgb(0, 56, 168)
- HSL: hsl(220, 100%, 33%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.396 0.186 262.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0566
- Nearest named color: Blue Hour (#0034ab, Δ 0.96) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue-hour
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/0038a8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0044cc, #004eeb, #0f5fff, #2e74ff, #528bff, #70a0ff, #94b8ff, #b3ccff, #d6e4ff, #f5f8ff
- Shades (toward black): #003399, #002e8a, #00297a, #00246b, #002061, #001b52, #001642, #001133, #000c24, #000714

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a87000
- Analogous: #008ca8, #1c00a8
- Triadic: #a80038, #38a800
- Split-complementary: #a81c00, #8ca800
- Tetradic: #a8008c, #a87000, #00a81c

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.85:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.13:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #1f69ff (4.52:1); AA: background → #b0b0b0 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #5c92ff (7.01:1); AAA: background → #dbdbdb (7.12:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/0038a8-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-e9f0f1?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: "#0038a8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.