# #021401

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

## Values

- Hex: `#021401`
- RGB: rgb(2, 20, 1)
- HSL: hsl(117, 90%, 4%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.168 0.051 141.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0052
- Nearest named color: Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000, Δ 1.803) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cosmic-bit-flip
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/021401

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #063f03, #0b6f06, #109b08, #14cb0b, #1df312, #46f53d, #75f76e, #9efa99, #ccfcca, #f6fef5
- Shades (toward black): #021301, #021301, #021301, #021301, #021301, #021301, #021301, #021301, #021301, #021301

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #120113
- Analogous: #0b1301, #011309
- Triadic: #010213, #130102
- Split-complementary: #090113, #13010b
- Tetradic: #010b13, #120113, #130901

## Colors that go with #021401

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

- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony, pool: split] — Blue Violet is a split-complement of #021401: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com), Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #021401: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #021401 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Wise (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wise-com), Foot Locker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/footlocker-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Budweiser (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/budweiser-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #021401 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Foot Locker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/footlocker-com), 1password (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/1password-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Brilliant (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brilliant-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sea Green is #021401's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony, pool: complementary] — Dark Orchid sits directly opposite #021401 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Laser (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#laser), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkorchid
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #021401 in 16 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: 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), Salesforce (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/salesforce-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 19 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #021401, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Robinhood (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/robinhood-com), native Cybersecurity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crowdstrike-com), EA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ea-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.04:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.1:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #0e8807 (4.54:1); AA: background → #7d7d7d (4.62:1); AAA: text → #11ae09 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #9e9e9e (7.11:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- 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/021401-a2bea4-924edf-1f2d25-edf1e9?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: "#021401" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.