# #40085e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#40085e`
- RGB: rgb(64, 8, 94)
- HSL: hsl(279, 84%, 20%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.293 0.138 309.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0207
- Nearest named color: Clairvoyant (#480656, Δ 2.479) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/clairvoyant
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/40085e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #590b83, #730fa9, #8912ca, #a219eb, #b13fee, #c064f2, #cf8af5, #ddabf8, #ecd0fb, #fbf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #390754, #360750, #300646, #2d0642, #260538, #20042f, #1d042a, #160321, #13021c, #0d0213

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #265e08
- Analogous: #15085e, #5e0851
- Triadic: #5e4008, #085e40
- Split-complementary: #515e08, #085e15
- Tetradic: #5e1508, #265e08, #08515e

## Colors that go with #40085e

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 #40085e: 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), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #40085e in 4 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Marvel's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #40085e: 8 real palettes, including Discover's brand system and Bank of America's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Discover (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discover-com), Bank of America (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bankofamerica-com), Panasonic (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/panasonic-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #40085e in 4 real palettes, including Discord's brand system and Confluent's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io), Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth), Spectrum (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spectrum-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including FedEx's brand system and dbt Labs's brand system put Tomato beside #40085e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com), Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), Harley-Davidson (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/harley-davidson-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Drab sits directly opposite #40085e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #40085e: 3 real palettes, including First Snow and Frost & Ember, as the accent. Seen in: First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Opera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opera-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Slate Blue is #40085e'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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slateblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.85:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.41:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ad35ed (4.51:1); AA: background → #8f8f8f (4.59:1); AAA: text → #c672f3 (7.1:1); AAA: background → #b3b3b3 (7.08:1)

## Brands using this color

- **MetaMask** — secondary #3d065f (Δ 0.818) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/metamask-io

## 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/40085e-b99fc1-b9cb62-2d1f2c-ebe9f1?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: "#40085e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.