# #034891

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

## Values

- Hex: `#034891`
- RGB: rgb(3, 72, 145)
- HSL: hsl(211, 96%, 29%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.409 0.135 255.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.067
- Nearest named color: Cascade Twilight (#234893, Δ 1.912) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cascade-twilight
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/034891

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0459b4, #046ad7, #057bfa, #288efb, #4ba0fb, #69b0fc, #8cc2fd, #afd5fd, #d2e7fe, #f5faff
- Shades (toward black): #034387, #023b78, #02366e, #022f5f, #022a55, #012346, #011e3c, #01162d, #011123, #000a14

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #914c03
- Analogous: #038f91, #050391
- Triadic: #910348, #489103
- Split-complementary: #910503, #8f9103
- Tetradic: #91038f, #914c03, #039105

## Colors that go with #034891

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 #034891: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Harbour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#harbour), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #034891 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Walgreens (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/walgreens-com), Costco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/costco-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 7 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Tesco's brand system put Blue beside #034891, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Tesco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tesco-com), Procter & Gamble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pg-com), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Firebrick** #b22222 [pool] — Designers have shipped Firebrick with #034891: 5 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Nintendo's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: MLB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mlb-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com), 3M (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/3m-com), Campbell's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/campbells-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/firebrick
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 19 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #034891, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #034891 in 5 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: NASA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nasa-gov), Tide (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tide-com), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com), Soundcloud (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/soundcloud-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #034891: 4 real palettes, including Glacier and First Snow, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Nikon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nikon-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Red** #ff0000 [pool] — Red is paired with #034891 in 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and 3M's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Walgreens (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/walgreens-com), 3M (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/3m-com), L'Oréal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loreal-com), ElevenLabs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/elevenlabs-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/red

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.98:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.34:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #0572e6 (4.56:1); AA: background → #b8b8b8 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #3c98fb (7.08:1); AAA: background → #e6e6e6 (7.19:1)

## Brands using this color

- **CVS** — accent #004d99 (Δ 1.824) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com
- **Unilever** — secondary #004d99 (Δ 1.824) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com
- **Nokia** — primary #124191 (Δ 1.882) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nokia-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/034891-9cabc4-df534e-1f202d-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: "#034891" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.