# #008ab8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#008ab8`
- RGB: rgb(0, 138, 184)
- HSL: hsl(195, 100%, 36%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.594 0.119 230.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.2164
- Nearest named color: steelblue (#4682b4, Δ 3.521) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/008ab8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #00a1d6, #00b8f5, #1ac6ff, #38cdff, #57d5ff, #75ddff, #94e4ff, #b8edff, #d6f5ff, #f5fcff
- Shades (toward black): #007ea8, #007399, #006385, #005875, #004d66, #004157, #003647, #002633, #001b24, #000f14

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #b82e00
- Analogous: #00b88a, #002eb8
- Triadic: #b8008a, #8ab800
- Split-complementary: #b8002e, #b88a00
- Tetradic: #8a00b8, #b82e00, #2eb800

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.94:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #007ea8 (4.62:1); AA: background → #171717 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #006080 (7.04:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.33:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #00a1d6 (7.07:1)

## 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/008ab8-9cb5c4-df4e70-1f242d-e9f1ef?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: "#008ab8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.