# #090118

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

## Values

- Hex: `#090118`
- RGB: rgb(9, 1, 24)
- HSL: hsl(261, 92%, 5%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.121 0.057 298.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0015
- Nearest named color: Obsidian Shard (#060313, Δ 1.825) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/obsidian-shard
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/090118

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #1a0345, #2c0576, #3d07a2, #4e09ce, #6314f5, #8040f7, #9d6cf9, #bb98fb, #dbc9fd, #f8f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #090118, #090118, #090118, #090118, #090118, #070114, #070114, #070114, #070114, #070114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #101801
- Analogous: #010518, #150118
- Triadic: #180901, #011809
- Split-complementary: #181501, #051801
- Tetradic: #180105, #101801, #011815

## Colors that go with #090118

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 #090118: 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 #090118's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Framer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/framer). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #090118: 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
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #090118 — 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 #090118 in 12 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 Glossier's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #090118, as the accent. Seen in: Glossier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com), Uber (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com), Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #090118 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), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #090118, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Allbirds (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

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

- On white (#ffffff): 20.41:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.03:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8a4ff8 (4.55:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.62:1); AAA: text → #aa80fa (7.18:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.16:1)

## 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/090118-af9cc4-dfcb4e-2a1f2d-e9eaf1?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: "#090118" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.