# #040486

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

## Values

- Hex: `#040486`
- RGB: rgb(4, 4, 134)
- HSL: hsl(240, 94%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.285 0.191 265.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0183
- Nearest named color: darkblue (#00008b, Δ 0.982) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/040486

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0505a8, #0606cb, #0707ed, #2020f8, #4848f9, #6b6bfa, #8d8dfb, #b0b0fd, #d2d2fe, #f5f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #04047c, #03036d, #030363, #030359, #02024f, #020240, #020236, #01012d, #01011e, #010114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #868604
- Analogous: #044586, #450486
- Triadic: #860404, #048604
- Split-complementary: #864504, #458604
- Tetradic: #860445, #868604, #048645

## Colors that go with #040486

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 #040486 — 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 #040486'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), Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #040486: 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), CeraVe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cerave-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #040486: 4 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Purina Pro Plan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chewy-com), Tide (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tide-com), Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #040486 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), Spectrum (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spectrum-com), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #040486 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
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #040486 in 3 real palettes, including Boeing's brand system and Gillette's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com), Gillette (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com), American Eagle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ae-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony: split] — Sienna is a split-complement of #040486: 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): 15.36:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.37:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6161fa (4.6:1); AA: background → #8c8c8c (4.57:1); AAA: text → #8d8dfb (7.34:1); AAA: background → #b0b0b0 (7.08:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Boeing** — accent #08088c (Δ 1.383) — 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/040486-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: "#040486" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.