# #030896

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

## Values

- Hex: `#030896`
- RGB: rgb(3, 8, 150)
- HSL: hsl(238, 96%, 30%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.311 0.206 264.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.024
- Nearest named color: Everlasting Night (#000099, Δ 0.829) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/everlasting-night
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/030896

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #040ab9, #040cdc, #050dfa, #282ffb, #4b51fb, #6e73fc, #9195fd, #afb2fd, #d2d3fe, #f5f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #030787, #03077d, #02066e, #020564, #020555, #010446, #01033c, #01022d, #010223, #000114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #969103
- Analogous: #035196, #480396
- Triadic: #960308, #089603
- Split-complementary: #964803, #519603
- Tetradic: #960351, #969103, #039648

## Colors that go with #030896

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 #030896 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Pepsi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pepsi-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-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 #030896's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Deep Water (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#deep-water). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #030896 in 4 real palettes, including Discord's brand system and Nivea's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Nivea (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nivea-com), Nokia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nokia-com), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #030896 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #030896: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #030896: 3 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and Panasonic's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Bank of America (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bankofamerica-com), Panasonic (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/panasonic-com), Warbyparker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warbyparker-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #030896 in 3 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Intercom's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Tide (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tide-com), Intercom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intercom-com), NASA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nasa-gov). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony: split] — Sienna is a split-complement of #030896: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.2:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.48:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #5f64fc (4.72:1); AA: background → #919191 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #878bfd (7.14:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Pepsi** — primary #0e0e96 (Δ 1.21) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pepsi-com
- **Pepsi** — accent #0e0e96 (Δ 1.21) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pepsi-com
- **Boeing** — accent #08088c (Δ 1.798) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com

## 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/030896-9f9cc4-df944e-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: "#030896" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.