# #43054d

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

## Values

- Hex: `#43054d`
- RGB: rgb(67, 5, 77)
- HSL: hsl(292, 88%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.281 0.126 321.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0184
- Nearest named color: Clairvoyant (#480656, Δ 1.944) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/clairvoyant
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/43054d

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #650773, #860a99, #ac0dc5, #ce0feb, #d831f2, #df57f4, #e77ef7, #efa9f9, #f6cffc, #fdf5fe
- Shades (toward black): #3f0548, #3b0443, #32043a, #2e0335, #2a0330, #26032b, #220226, #19021d, #150218, #110113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0e4d05
- Analogous: #1f054d, #4d0532
- Triadic: #4d4305, #054d43
- Split-complementary: #324d05, #054d1f
- Tetradic: #4d1f05, #0e4d05, #05324d

## Colors that go with #43054d

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Sketch's brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #43054d, as the accent. Seen in: Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Monzo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monzo-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #43054d: 4 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Open House, as the supporting colour. Seen in: SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #43054d: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Volkswagen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vw-com), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #43054d in 4 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Marvel's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Pinterest (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pinterest-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #43054d: 8 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and Discover's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), Discover (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discover-com), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Light Pink** #ffb6c1 [pool] — Light Pink shows up next to #43054d in 4 real palettes, including Sorbet and Pastel Pop, as the lead colour. Seen in: Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Pastel Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#pastel-pop), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightpink
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Tide Pool and Visa's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #43054d, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Visa (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/visa-com), Crest (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crest-com), Allbirds (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #43054d 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/forestgreen

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

- On white (#ffffff): 15.36:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.37:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c50ee1 (4.52:1); AA: background → #8c8c8c (4.57:1); AAA: text → #e05cf5 (7.02:1); AAA: background → #b0b0b0 (7.08:1)

## 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/43054d-c09fc1-a3cb62-2d1f29-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: "#43054d" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
