# #08041a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#08041a`
- RGB: rgb(8, 4, 26)
- HSL: hsl(251, 73%, 6%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.134 0.049 288.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0021
- Nearest named color: Obsidian Shard (#060313, Δ 1.749) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/obsidian-shard
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/08041a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #150a42, #21116a, #2f1796, #3b1ebe, #4c2bde, #6e53e4, #8f7bea, #b4a7f1, #d6cef7, #f8f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #08041a, #08041a, #070316, #070316, #070316, #070316, #070316, #050312, #050312, #050312

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #161a04
- Analogous: #040b1a, #13041a
- Triadic: #1a0804, #041a08
- Split-complementary: #1a1304, #0b1a04
- Tetradic: #1a040b, #161a04, #041a13

## Colors that go with #08041a

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 #08041a: 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Denim is #08041a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), American Express (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/americanexpress-com), Apple (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/apple-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #08041a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: split] — Sienna is a split-complement of #08041a: 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
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #08041a — 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), Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #08041a in 14 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 Glossier's brand system put Blue beside #08041a, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), Glossier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com), Uber (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #08041a 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 20.14:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.04:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7960e6 (4.63:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #9a88ec (7.11:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.07:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Midjourney** — text #06051d (Δ 0.936) — 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/08041a-a89cc4-dfb34e-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: "#08041a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.