# #0161bc

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

## Values

- Hex: `#0161bc`
- RGB: rgb(1, 97, 188)
- HSL: hsl(209, 99%, 37%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.499 0.162 254.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.1219
- Nearest named color: Blasphemous Blue (#3356aa, Δ 4.209) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blasphemous-blue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/0161bc

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0171da, #0181f9, #1b90fe, #399ffe, #5db0fe, #7bbffe, #9acefe, #b8dcff, #d6ebff, #f5faff
- Shades (toward black): #015aad, #014f98, #014789, #013f7a, #01376b, #002d56, #002547, #001d38, #001224, #000b14

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #bc5b01
- Analogous: #01bcb9, #0104bc
- Triadic: #bc0161, #61bc01
- Split-complementary: #bc0104, #bcb901
- Tetradic: #b901bc, #bc5b01, #04bc01

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

- On white (#ffffff): 6.11:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #0157a7 (7.19:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.44:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #0174df (4.56:1); AA: background → #dedede (4.54:1); AAA: text → #2f9afe (7.17:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Chase** — primary #045cbb (Δ 1.327) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com

## 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/0161bc-9cacc4-df4e4e-1f212d-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: "#0161bc" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.