# #040c15

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

## Values

- Hex: `#040c15`
- RGB: rgb(4, 12, 21)
- HSL: hsl(212, 68%, 5%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.15 0.024 248.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0034
- Nearest named color: Dark Rift (#060b14, Δ 0.553) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dark-rift
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/040c15

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0b223c, #143a67, #1b508d, #2266b4, #317fd8, #5897df, #7eafe7, #a5c7ee, #d0e2f6, #f6fafd
- Shades (toward black): #040c15, #040c15, #040c15, #040c15, #040c15, #030a11, #030a11, #030a11, #030a11, #030a11

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #150d04
- Analogous: #041515, #050415
- Triadic: #15040c, #0c1504
- Split-complementary: #150504, #151504
- Tetradic: #150415, #150d04, #041505

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.65:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.07:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #2775ce (4.52:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.58:1); AAA: text → #5c9ae0 (7.15:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Coinbase** — text #0a0b0d (Δ 1.997) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Midnight Luxe** (luxury, dark, elegant) — #cbb26a, #8b83a8, #b8b8c8, #0a0a12, #efe9dd — Champagne gold on ink-navy with a violet undertone — hotels and spirits use it because it reads expensive at any size. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/cbb26a-8b83a8-b8b8c8-0a0a12-efe9dd — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury

## 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/040c15-9caac4-df564e-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: "#040c15" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.