# #080221

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

## Values

- Hex: `#080221`
- RGB: rgb(8, 2, 33)
- HSL: hsl(252, 89%, 7%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.135 0.066 286.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.002
- Nearest named color: Midnight (#03012d, Δ 3.073) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnight
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/080221

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #13044d, #1e0778, #280aa4, #330ccf, #471cf2, #6a48f4, #8e73f7, #b19ff9, #d4cafc, #f7f5fe
- Shades (toward black): #080222, #07021d, #07021d, #07021d, #07021d, #060118, #060118, #060118, #050113, #050113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1b2202
- Analogous: #020b22, #180222
- Triadic: #220802, #022208
- Split-complementary: #221802, #0b2202
- Tetradic: #22020b, #1b2202, #022218

## Colors that go with #080221

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 #080221: 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #080221's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com), Framer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/framer), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #080221 — 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), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Paramount+ (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/paramountplus-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #080221 in 13 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Southwest Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/southwest-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 16 real palettes, including Pfizer's brand system and League of Legends's brand system put Blue beside #080221, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), League of Legends (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/leagueoflegends-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #080221 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), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #080221: 4 real palettes, including Estate and Arctic, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Arctic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#arctic), SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com), Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Allbirds's brand system put Champagne beside #080221, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Allbirds (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

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

- On white (#ffffff): 20.17:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.04:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7a5bf5 (4.64:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #9d87f8 (7.25:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.08:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Midjourney** — text #06051d (Δ 1.611) — 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/080221-a99cc4-dfb64e-281f2d-e9ecf1?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: "#080221" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.