# #100424

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

## Values

- Hex: `#100424`
- RGB: rgb(16, 4, 36)
- HSL: hsl(263, 80%, 8%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.156 0.065 296.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0032
- Nearest named color: Mysterious Depths (#060929, Δ 2.838) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mysterious-depths
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/100424

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #23094e, #360d77, #4912a1, #5b16ca, #7127e7, #8c51ec, #a77af0, #c2a3f5, #decdf9, #f9f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #110425, #0f0420, #0f0420, #0c031c, #0c031c, #0c031c, #0a0317, #0a0317, #080212, #080212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #182504
- Analogous: #040825, #210425
- Triadic: #251104, #042511
- Split-complementary: #252104, #082504
- Tetradic: #250408, #182504, #042521

## Colors that go with #100424

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 #100424: 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 #100424's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Slate Workspace (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#slate-workspace), MongoDB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mongodb-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #100424: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Paramount+ (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/paramountplus-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sienna completes a triad with #100424 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Oatly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oatly-com), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #100424 — 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), Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic), Sapphire & Gold (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#sapphire-and-gold), Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #100424 in 15 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), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 19 real palettes, including League of Legends's brand system and Penpot's brand system put Blue beside #100424, as the supporting colour. Seen in: League of Legends (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/leagueoflegends-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #100424 in 10 real palettes, including Gemstone and Twitch's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.72:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.06:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8c51ec (4.5:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.59:1); AAA: text → #ad83f1 (7.29:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.18:1)

## 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/100424-b09cc4-dfd04e-2b1f2d-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: "#100424" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.