# #020208

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

## Values

- Hex: `#020208`
- RGB: rgb(2, 2, 8)
- HSL: hsl(240, 60%, 2%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.092 0.023 280.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0007
- Nearest named color: Raven’s Coat (#030205, Δ 1.094) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ravens-coat
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/020208

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0c0c31, #151556, #20207e, #2929a3, #3333cc, #5c5cd6, #8181df, #a9a9ea, #cecef3, #f7f7fd
- Shades (toward black): #020208, #020208, #03030c, #03030c, #03030c, #03030c, #03030c, #040410, #040410, #040410

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #080802
- Analogous: #020508, #050208
- Triadic: #080202, #020802
- Split-complementary: #080502, #050802
- Tetradic: #080205, #080802, #020805

## Colors that go with #020208

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 that reads cleanly against #020208 without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #020208 in 13 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Southwest Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/southwest-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 40 real palettes, including Glossier's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #020208, as the accent. Seen in: Glossier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com), Uber (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com), Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), Robinhood (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/robinhood-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #020208 in 10 real palettes, including Circuit and Gemstone, as the lead colour. Seen in: Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #020208 in 4 real palettes, including Velvet and Converse's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Converse (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/converse-com), Monster Energy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monsterenergy-com), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Allbirds's brand system put Champagne beside #020208, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Allbirds (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com), LG (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lg-com), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #020208: 21 real palettes, including Oreo's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Oreo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oreo-com), Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Purina Pro Plan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chewy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [pool] — Designers have shipped Cornflower Blue with #020208: 17 real palettes, including Webflow's brand system and Terminal, as the accent. Seen in: Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com), Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 20.69:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.01:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6868d9 (4.57:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.69:1); AAA: text → #8d8de2 (7.04:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.26:1)

## 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/020208-a19cc4-df994e-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: "#020208" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.