# #014283

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

## Values

- Hex: `#014283`
- RGB: rgb(1, 66, 131)
- HSL: hsl(210, 98%, 26%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.384 0.124 254.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0554
- Nearest named color: Aegean Blue (#1b416f, Δ 3.535) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/aegean-blue
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/014283

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0254a7, #0266ca, #027af2, #1c8cfd, #3f9efd, #62b0fd, #86c2fe, #aed6fe, #d2e8ff, #f5faff
- Shades (toward black): #013d79, #01386f, #013060, #012b56, #01264c, #012142, #011c38, #001428, #000f1e, #000a14

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #834201
- Analogous: #018383, #010183
- Triadic: #830142, #428301
- Split-complementary: #830101, #838301
- Tetradic: #830183, #834201, #018301

## Colors that go with #014283

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

- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #014283 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Walgreens (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/walgreens-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #014283, as the accent. Seen in: Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com), CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Procter & Gamble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pg-com), Tesco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tesco-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #014283: 15 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Hasbro's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Unilever (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com), Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Warbyparker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warbyparker-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 16 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Microsoft's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #014283, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #014283 in 5 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: NASA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nasa-gov), Tide (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tide-com), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com), HubSpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #014283 in 13 real palettes, including Nokia's brand system and Carrefour's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Nokia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nokia-com), Carrefour (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/carrefour-com), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io), Nivea (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nivea-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Ink & Paper and Bloomberg's brand system put Slate Gray beside #014283, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Ink & Paper (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#ink-and-paper), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com), PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the surface for #014283: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.96:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.11:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #0273e3 (4.56:1); AA: background → #b0b0b0 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #3599fd (7.13:1); AAA: background → #d9d9d9 (7.06:1)

## 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

## 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/014283-9cabc4-df514e-1f202d-e9f1f1?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: "#014283" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.