# #440449

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

## Values

- Hex: `#440449`
- RGB: rgb(68, 4, 73)
- HSL: hsl(296, 90%, 15%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.279 0.124 324.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.018
- Nearest named color: Romanic Scene (#3b0346, Δ 2.249) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/romanic-scene
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/440449

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #68066f, #91089b, #b60ac2, #da0ce9, #e72ff4, #eb55f6, #f07cf8, #f4a3fa, #f9cffc, #fef5fe
- Shades (toward black): #400444, #3b033f, #36033a, #320335, #2d0330, #240227, #200222, #1b021d, #170118, #120113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #084904
- Analogous: #220449, #49042b
- Triadic: #494404, #044944
- Split-complementary: #2b4904, #044922
- Tetradic: #492204, #084904, #042b49

## Colors that go with #440449

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 #440449, 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #440449: 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #440449: 9 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), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Light Pink** #ffb6c1 [pool] — Light Pink shows up next to #440449 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), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightpink
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #440449: 4 real palettes, including Sorbet and Opera's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Opera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opera-com), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #440449 in 4 real palettes, including Telehealth and Rotten Tomatoes's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth), Rotten Tomatoes (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rottentomatoes-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #440449 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
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #440449: 3 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 15.45:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.36:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cc0bda (4.63:1); AA: background → #8c8c8c (4.59:1); AAA: text → #eb51f6 (7.04:1); AAA: background → #b0b0b0 (7.12:1)

## 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/440449-c19fbf-9ccb62-2d1f28-ede9f1?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: "#440449" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.