# #010355

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

## Values

- Hex: `#010355`
- RGB: rgb(1, 3, 85)
- HSL: hsl(239, 98%, 17%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.209 0.137 264.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0073
- Nearest named color: Ravenclaw (#0a0555, Δ 1.635) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ravenclaw
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/010355

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #01037e, #0204a7, #0206cf, #0207f7, #2b2efd, #5356fd, #7c7efe, #a4a6fe, #cdcdfe, #f5f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #010251, #010247, #010242, #01023d, #010138, #00012d, #000128, #000123, #000119, #000114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #565401
- Analogous: #012d56, #2a0156
- Triadic: #560102, #025601
- Split-complementary: #562a01, #2d5601
- Tetradic: #56012d, #565401, #01562a

## Colors that go with #010355

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #010355: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com), Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com), Volkswagen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vw-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Steel Blue is #010355's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Deep Water (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#deep-water), Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Penpot's brand system and League of Legends's brand system put Blue beside #010355, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), League of Legends (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/leagueoflegends-com), Monzo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monzo-com), MongoDB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mongodb-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #010355: 4 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Arctic, as the supporting colour. Seen in: SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com), Arctic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#arctic), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #010355: 9 real palettes, including Glacier and Air France's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Air France (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airfrance-com), MLB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mlb-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #010355 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com), Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #010355: 6 real palettes, including Deep Water and Twilio's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Deep Water (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#deep-water), Twilio (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twilio-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #010355: 12 real palettes, including Paramount+'s brand system and British Airways's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Paramount+ (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/paramountplus-com), British Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/britishairways-com), Bank of America (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bankofamerica-com), Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

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

- On white (#ffffff): 18.33:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.15:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #5d60fd (4.56:1); AA: background → #808080 (4.64:1); AAA: text → #8b8dfe (7.34:1); AAA: background → #a1a1a1 (7.1:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Ford** — primary #00095b (Δ 1.704) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ford-com
- **Ford** — accent #00095b (Δ 1.704) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ford-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Glacier** (winter, cool, clean, technical) — #0077b6, #90e0ef, #023e8a, #f3f9fc, #03045e — Three blues from ice to deep water on a pale surface — a monochromatic winter set with real depth. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/0077b6-90e0ef-023e8a-f3f9fc-03045e — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/winter
- **Deep Water** (ocean, dark, cool, luxury) — #00b4d8, #0077b6, #caf0f8, #03045e, #e8f6fb — Cyan and mid-blue on abyss navy with a foam highlight — the ocean at depth; the darker the surface, the brighter the water. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/00b4d8-0077b6-caf0f8-03045e-e8f6fb — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/ocean

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- 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/010355-a09cc4-df964e-251f2d-e9edf1?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: "#010355" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.