# #021069

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

## Values

- Hex: `#021069`
- RGB: rgb(2, 16, 105)
- HSL: hsl(232, 96%, 21%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.255 0.15 264.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.014
- Nearest named color: Dying Storm Blue (#111166, Δ 1.839) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dying-storm-blue
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/021069

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #031691, #041bb4, #0421dc, #0f2efa, #3751fb, #5a70fc, #8292fc, #aab5fd, #cdd4fe, #f5f6ff
- Shades (toward black): #020e5f, #020e5a, #020c50, #010b46, #010a41, #010837, #01072d, #010523, #01051e, #000314

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #695b02
- Analogous: #024369, #280269
- Triadic: #690210, #106902
- Split-complementary: #692802, #436902
- Tetradic: #690243, #695b02, #026928

## Colors that go with #021069

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 #021069: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), CeraVe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cerave-com), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #021069 — 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), Pepsi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pepsi-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Steel Blue is #021069'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), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #021069: 4 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Open House, as the supporting colour. Seen in: SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Arctic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#arctic), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #021069: 7 real palettes, including Glacier and Purina Pro Plan's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Purina Pro Plan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chewy-com), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), MLB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mlb-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #021069: 12 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and British Airways's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Bank of America (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bankofamerica-com), British Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/britishairways-com), Skechers (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/skechers-com), KLM (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klm-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #021069 in 8 real palettes, including Spectrum's brand system and Discord's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Spectrum (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spectrum-com), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), GEICO (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/geico-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #021069 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive

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

- On white (#ffffff): 16.4:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.28:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #5067fb (4.67:1); AA: background → #878787 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #7d8efc (7.15:1); AAA: background → #ababab (7.14:1)

## 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/021069-9c9dc4-df864e-231f2d-e9eef1?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: "#021069" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.