# #051901

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

## Values

- Hex: `#051901`
- RGB: rgb(5, 25, 1)
- HSL: hsl(110, 92%, 5%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.189 0.056 138.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0073
- Nearest named color: Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000, Δ 3.946) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cosmic-bit-flip
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/051901

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0e4503, #187605, #21a207, #29ce09, #3af514, #5ff740, #84f96c, #a9fb98, #d2fdc9, #f7fff5
- Shades (toward black): #051801, #051801, #051801, #051801, #051801, #041401, #041401, #041401, #041401, #041401

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #150118
- Analogous: #111801, #011809
- Triadic: #010518, #180105
- Split-complementary: #090118, #180111
- Tetradic: #011118, #150118, #180901

## Colors that go with #051901

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony, pool: split] — Blue Violet is a split-complement of #051901: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com), Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com), Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #051901: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-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
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #051901 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Wise (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wise-com), Foot Locker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/footlocker-com), Wells Fargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wellsfargo-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #051901 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Foot Locker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/footlocker-com), NHL (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nhl-com), 1password (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/1password-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sea Green is #051901's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony, pool: complementary] — Dark Orchid sits directly opposite #051901 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock), Laser (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#laser). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkorchid
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #051901 in 18 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: 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), Salesforce (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/salesforce-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 20 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #051901, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Robinhood (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/robinhood-com), native Cybersecurity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crowdstrike-com), EA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ea-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 18.33:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.15:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #1c8906 (4.63:1); AA: background → #808080 (4.64:1); AAA: text → #23b007 (7.28:1); AAA: background → #a1a1a1 (7.09:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- 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/051901-a3bea2-814edf-1f2d23-eef1e9?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: "#051901" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.