# #0c4292

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

## Values

- Hex: `#0c4292`
- RGB: rgb(12, 66, 146)
- HSL: hsl(216, 85%, 31%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.398 0.143 259.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0605
- Nearest named color: Cascade Twilight (#234893, Δ 2.54) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cascade-twilight
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/0c4292

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0f50b3, #115dd0, #186dec, #3982ef, #5a97f2, #76a8f4, #97bdf7, #b8d2f9, #d5e4fc, #f6f9fe
- Shades (toward black): #0b3b84, #0a377b, #09316d, #082a5e, #072655, #062047, #051939, #03132a, #030f21, #020813

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #925c0c
- Analogous: #0c8592, #190c92
- Triadic: #920c42, #42920c
- Split-complementary: #92190c, #85920c
- Tetradic: #920c85, #925c0c, #0c9219

## Colors that go with #0c4292

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 #0c4292: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Harbour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#harbour), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #0c4292 — 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), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Costco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/costco-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Steel Blue is #0c4292's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 7 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system put Blue beside #0c4292, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Procter & Gamble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pg-com), Tesco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tesco-com), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [pool] — Designers have shipped Cornflower Blue with #0c4292: 4 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Gopro's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com), Coca-Cola (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coca-cola-com), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/peacocktv-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #0c4292: 16 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Warbyparker's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Unilever (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com), Warbyparker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warbyparker-com), General Mills (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/generalmills-com), Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Firebrick** #b22222 [pool] — Designers have shipped Firebrick with #0c4292: 5 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Nintendo's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: MLB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mlb-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com), 3M (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/3m-com), Campbell's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/campbells-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/firebrick
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 17 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #0c4292, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Air France (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airfrance-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.5:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.21:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #1d70ed (4.59:1); AA: background → #b3b3b3 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #5a97f2 (7.14:1); AAA: background → #dedede (7.06:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Nokia** — primary #124191 (Δ 0.375) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nokia-com
- **NASA** — primary #0b3d91 (Δ 1.359) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nasa-gov

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Fintech Trust** (cool, clean, modern) — #0b3d91, #4b6a9b, #00a878, #ffffff, #0b1f3a — Navy signals custody and stability; the green accent is money moving the right way. No red anywhere except errors. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/0b3d91-4b6a9b-00a878-ffffff-0b1f3a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool
- **Glacier** (winter, cool, clean, technical) — #0077b6, #90e0ef, #023e8a, #f3f9fc, #03045e — Three blues from ice to deep water on a pale surface — a monochromatic winter set with real depth. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/0077b6-90e0ef-023e8a-f3f9fc-03045e — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/winter

## 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/0c4292-9ca7c4-df5f4e-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: "#0c4292" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.