# #050416

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

## Values

- Hex: `#050416`
- RGB: rgb(5, 4, 22)
- HSL: hsl(243, 69%, 5%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.124 0.042 282.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0018
- Nearest named color: Obsidian Shard (#060313, Δ 0.907) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/obsidian-shard
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/050416

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0e0b3c, #171367, #201a8e, #2921b5, #3930d9, #5e57e0, #837ee7, #a8a5ee, #d2d0f6, #f7f6fd
- Shades (toward black): #050416, #050416, #050416, #050416, #050416, #040311, #040311, #040311, #040311, #040311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #151604
- Analogous: #040c16, #0e0416
- Triadic: #160504, #041605
- Split-complementary: #160e04, #0c1604
- Tetradic: #16040c, #151604, #04160e

## Colors that go with #050416

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 #050416: 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
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [harmony, pool: complementary] — Dark Olive Green sits directly opposite #050416 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Miro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/miro-com), Cohere (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cohere-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Steel Blue is #050416'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), American Express (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/americanexpress-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Wired (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #050416 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity), Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #050416 in 13 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Southwest Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/southwest-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 16 real palettes, including Glossier's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #050416, as the accent. Seen in: Glossier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com), Uber (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com), Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #050416 in 9 real palettes, including Gemstone and Circuit, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Velvet and Garnet put Brown beside #050416, as the lead colour. Seen in: Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown

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

- On white (#ffffff): 20.28:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.04:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6a64e3 (4.54:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #8f8bea (7.05:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.12:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Midjourney** — text #06051d (Δ 1.639) — 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/050416-a39cc4-dfa04e-261f2d-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: "#050416" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.