# #040625

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

## Values

- Hex: `#040625`
- RGB: rgb(4, 6, 37)
- HSL: hsl(236, 80%, 8%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.148 0.064 271.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0029
- Nearest named color: Mysterious Depths (#060929, Δ 1.511) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mysterious-depths
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/040625

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #090d4e, #0d1477, #121ba1, #1622ca, #2734e7, #515bec, #7a82f0, #a3a9f5, #cdd0f9, #f6f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #040625, #040520, #040520, #03051c, #03051c, #03051c, #030417, #030417, #020312, #020312

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #252304
- Analogous: #041725, #120425
- Triadic: #250406, #062504
- Split-complementary: #251204, #172504
- Tetradic: #250417, #252304, #042512

## Colors that go with #040625

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 #040625: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: triadic] — Rust completes a triad with #040625 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Noir Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#noir-beauty), Semrush (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/semrush-com), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #040625 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com), Paramount+ (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/paramountplus-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: split] — Sienna is a split-complement of #040625: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Oatly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oatly-com), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Steel Blue is #040625's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Olympics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), American Express (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/americanexpress-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #040625 in 15 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent. Seen in: Southwest Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/southwest-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 18 real palettes, including League of Legends's brand system and Kia's brand system put Blue beside #040625, as the supporting colour. Seen in: League of Legends (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/leagueoflegends-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), MongoDB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mongodb-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #040625 in 10 real palettes, including Gemstone and Twitch's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.85:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.06:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #5e68ed (4.68:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.62:1); AAA: text → #888ff2 (7.26:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.23:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Midjourney** — text #06051d (Δ 1.816) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/midjourney-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/040625-9e9cc4-df8f4e-241f2d-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: "#040625" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.