# #0a3571

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

## Values

- Hex: `#0a3571`
- RGB: rgb(10, 53, 113)
- HSL: hsl(215, 84%, 24%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.34 0.113 258.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.038
- Nearest named color: Atlantic Navy (#13336f, Δ 0.77) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/atlantic-navy
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/0a3571

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0d4491, #1056b7, #1365d8, #2779ec, #488eef, #69a2f2, #8eb9f5, #afcef8, #d5e5fb, #f6f9fe
- Shades (toward black): #093067, #082c5e, #072754, #07234b, #061f42, #051a38, #04162f, #031226, #020d1c, #020913

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #71460a
- Analogous: #0a6871, #120a71
- Triadic: #710a35, #35710a
- Split-complementary: #71120a, #68710a
- Tetradic: #710a68, #71460a, #0a7112

## Colors that go with #0a3571

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #0a3571 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Steel Blue is #0a3571's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system put Blue beside #0a3571, as the accent. Seen in: Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com), Procter & Gamble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pg-com), CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Monzo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monzo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #0a3571: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #0a3571: 4 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent. Seen in: Purina Pro Plan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chewy-com), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Unilever (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com), MLB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mlb-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #0a3571: 19 real palettes, including Hasbro's brand system and Panasonic's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Panasonic (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/panasonic-com), Bank of America (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bankofamerica-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [pool] — Light Sea Green shows up next to #0a3571 in 5 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Lido, as the accent. Seen in: Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com), Ford (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ford-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the surface for #0a3571: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke

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

- On white (#ffffff): 11.93:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.76:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #1971eb (4.6:1); AA: background → #a1a1a1 (4.62:1); AAA: text → #5696f0 (7.02:1); AAA: background → #c7c7c7 (7.06:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Gillette** — accent #182f6e (Δ 1.819) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Casper Sleep** — accent #1e306e (Δ 1.982) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-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/0a3571-9ca8c4-df5d4e-201f2d-e9f0f1?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: "#0a3571" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.