# #130401

A color — warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#130401`
- RGB: rgb(19, 4, 1)
- HSL: hsl(10, 90%, 4%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.135 0.034 42.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0023
- Nearest named color: Blackout (#0e0702, Δ 1.765) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blackout
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/130401

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #3f0d03, #6f1706, #9b2108, #cb2b0b, #f33712, #f55c3d, #f7856e, #faa999, #fcd2ca, #fef7f5
- Shades (toward black): #130401, #130401, #130401, #130401, #130401, #130401, #130401, #130401, #130401, #130401

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #011013
- Analogous: #130107, #130d01
- Triadic: #011304, #040113
- Split-complementary: #01130d, #010713
- Tetradic: #071301, #011013, #0d0113

## Colors that go with #130401

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 body-text near-black for #130401: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #130401's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Riot Games (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/riotgames-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Wise (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wise-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [harmony, pool: split] — Denim is a split-complement of #130401: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: American Express (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/americanexpress-com), Apple (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/apple-com), Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org), Dell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dell-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #130401 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #130401's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. 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
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony, pool: triadic] — Slate Blue completes a triad with #130401 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Linear (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linear), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slateblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #130401 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #130401 in 16 real palettes, including Ember and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber

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

- On white (#ffffff): 20.09:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.05:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #df2f0c (4.55:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #f6684c (7:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.05:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/130401-c4a79c-62cbaa-2d281f-f1e9ec?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: "#130401" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.