# #103256

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

## Values

- Hex: `#103256`
- RGB: rgb(16, 50, 86)
- HSL: hsl(211, 69%, 20%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.313 0.076 252.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0306
- Nearest named color: Beyond the Stars (#0a3251, Δ 1.051) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/beyond-the-stars
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/103256

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #164679, #1c5a9b, #226bb9, #2c7fd8, #4e94df, #71a9e5, #93beeb, #b1d0f1, #d4e5f7, #f6fafd
- Shades (toward black): #0e2d4e, #0d2a49, #0c2541, #0b233c, #091e34, #08192b, #071627, #06111e, #050f1a, #030a11

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #563410
- Analogous: #105556, #111056
- Triadic: #561032, #325610
- Split-complementary: #561110, #555610
- Tetradic: #561055, #563410, #105611

## Colors that go with #103256

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 #103256 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #103256 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Slate Blue is #103256's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), GitLab (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab), Indigo SaaS (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#indigo-saas). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slateblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Teal is #103256's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine), Lufthansa (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lufthansa-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sienna sits directly opposite #103256 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #103256 in 6 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Southwest Airlines's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Southwest Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/southwest-com), McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 14 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #103256, as the accent. Seen in: Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com), Monzo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monzo-com), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the surface for #103256: 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): 13.02:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.61:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #2678cf (4.67:1); AA: background → #999999 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #5799e0 (7.04:1); AAA: background → #bfbfbf (7.08:1)

## Brands using this color

- **CeraVe** — secondary #0e3353 (Δ 0.705) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cerave-com
- **CeraVe** — accent #003057 (Δ 1.381) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cerave-com
- **Panasonic** — secondary #0f315f (Δ 1.7) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/panasonic-com
- **American Eagle** — secondary #182c52 (Δ 1.924) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ae-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Frost & Ember** (winter, bold, cool, vivid) — #1d3557, #a8dadc, #e63946, #f1faee — Navy and frost with one ember red — the classic cold-with-a-warm-accent structure, borrowed from a thousand ski posters. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1d3557-a8dadc-e63946-f1faee — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/winter

## 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/103256-9cabc4-df534e-1f202d-e9f1f1?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: "#103256" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.