# #0883af A color — cool, vivid, technical, modern. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference). ## Values - Hex: `#0883af` - RGB: rgb(8, 131, 175) - HSL: hsl(196, 91%, 36%) - OKLCH: oklch(0.573 0.114 231.3) - Relative luminance: 0.1938 - Nearest named color: Ahoy! Blue (#0082a1, Δ 2.219) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ahoy-blue - Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern - Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/0883af ## Tints & shades - Tints (toward white): #0a99cd, #0baeea, #24bdf5, #41c6f6, #5ecff7, #7bd7f9, #99e0fa, #bbeafc, #d8f3fd, #f5fcff - Shades (toward black): #0878a1, #076d92, #065e7f, #055470, #054961, #043e53, #033344, #022431, #021922, #010f13 ## Harmonies - Complementary: #af3508 - Analogous: #08af88, #082faf - Triadic: #af0883, #83af08 - Split-complementary: #af082f, #af8808 - Tetradic: #8808af, #af3508, #2faf08 ## Colors that go with #0883af 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 #0883af: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Disney (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/disney-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal - **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: split] — Crimson is a split-complement of #0883af: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), NASCAR (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nascar-com), Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson - **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #0883af's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Slate Workspace (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#slate-workspace), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe), Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue - **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sienna sits directly opposite #0883af 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 - **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #0883af in 9 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Wired (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber - **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Activision's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #0883af, as the accent. Seen in: Activision (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/activision-com), Readymag (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com), Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com), Pixar (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pixar-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue - **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #0883af: 8 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and Glacier, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com), Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), General Mills (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/generalmills-com), Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt - **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #0883af: 5 real palettes, including Deep Water and Telegram's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Deep Water (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#deep-water), Telegram (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/telegram-org), Astro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue ## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text) - On white (#ffffff): 4.31:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #087faa (4.54:1); AA: background → #0d0d0d (4.51:1); AAA: text → #065e7f (7.2:1) - On black (#000000): 4.88:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #0aa0d6 (7.01:1) ## Brands using this color - **Auth0** — primary #0a84ae (Δ 0.377) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com ## Curated palettes containing it - **Beach Hut** (summer, light, clean, cool) — #2e86ab, #f6bd60, #f28482, #fbfcfd, #1b2a38 — Sea blue with sun-bleached yellow and a coral — striped-canvas summer, softened so it works on a screen. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/2e86ab-f6bd60-f28482-fbfcfd-1b2a38 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/summer ## Fonts for this mood - technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical - modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern ## Palette tool Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/0883af-9cb5c4-df4e6e-1f232d-e9f1ef?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: "#0883af" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.