# #084a91

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

## Values

- Hex: `#084a91`
- RGB: rgb(8, 74, 145)
- HSL: hsl(211, 90%, 30%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.415 0.132 255.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0699
- Nearest named color: Cascade Twilight (#234893, Δ 1.684) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cascade-twilight
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/084a91

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #095cb3, #0b6dd5, #0d7cf2, #2f8ef4, #51a0f6, #72b3f8, #94c5f9, #b1d5fb, #d3e7fd, #f5fafe
- Shades (toward black): #074383, #063e79, #06366b, #053161, #042a52, #042344, #031e3a, #02162c, #021122, #010a13

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #914f08
- Analogous: #088f91, #0a0891
- Triadic: #91084a, #4a9108
- Split-complementary: #910a08, #8f9108
- Tetradic: #91088f, #914f08, #08910a

## Colors that go with #084a91

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 #084a91: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Harbour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#harbour), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #084a91 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Walgreens (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/walgreens-com), Costco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/costco-com), Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com), Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sienna sits directly opposite #084a91 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Dyson (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dyson-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 7 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Tesco's brand system put Blue beside #084a91, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Tesco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tesco-com), Procter & Gamble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pg-com), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Firebrick** #b22222 [pool] — Designers have shipped Firebrick with #084a91: 5 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Campbell's's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: MLB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mlb-com), Campbell's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/campbells-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com), Nissan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nissanusa-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/firebrick
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 20 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #084a91, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #084a91 in 5 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: NASA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nasa-gov), Tide (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tide-com), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com), Soundcloud (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/soundcloud-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #084a91: 4 real palettes, including Glacier and First Snow, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Nikon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nikon-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.75:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.4:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #0c74e4 (4.63:1); AA: background → #bababa (4.51:1); AAA: text → #4299f5 (7.11:1); AAA: background → #e6e6e6 (7.01:1)

## Brands using this color

- **CVS** — accent #004d99 (Δ 1.464) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com
- **Unilever** — secondary #004d99 (Δ 1.464) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-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/084a91-9cabc4-df534e-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: "#084a91" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.