# #2b0935

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

## Values

- Hex: `#2b0935`
- RGB: rgb(43, 9, 53)
- HSL: hsl(286, 71%, 12%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.224 0.086 317.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0097
- Nearest named color: Dark Prom Queen (#2b0f2e, Δ 2.068) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dark-prom-queen
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2b0935

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4a105c, #66157e, #861ca6, #a222c9, #b83bde, #c662e4, #d385ea, #e1acf1, #eecff7, #fcf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #270830, #23072c, #23072c, #200727, #1c0623, #19051f, #15041a, #15041a, #120416, #0e0311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #133409
- Analogous: #140934, #340929
- Triadic: #342a09, #09342a
- Split-complementary: #293409, #093414
- Tetradic: #341409, #133409, #092934

## Colors that go with #2b0935

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 #2b0935: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Volkswagen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vw-com), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Audi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/audi-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #2b0935: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: 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), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sienna completes a triad with #2b0935 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Slate Blue is #2b0935's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io), Indigo SaaS (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#indigo-saas), GitLab (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slateblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #2b0935 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic), Sapphire & Gold (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#sapphire-and-gold), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #2b0935 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Acer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/acer-com), Bun (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bun-sh). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #2b0935 in 18 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent. Seen in: Southwest Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/southwest-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Warner Bros. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warnerbros-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 20 real palettes, including Sketch's brand system and Penpot's brand system put Blue beside #2b0935, as the accent. Seen in: Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), League of Legends (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/leagueoflegends-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 17.6:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.19:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b636dd (4.56:1); AA: background → #828282 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #cc73e7 (7.17:1); AAA: background → #a6a6a6 (7.23:1)

## 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/2b0935-bd9fc1-adcb62-2d1f2a-ece9f1?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: "#2b0935" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.