# #440d59

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

## Values

- Hex: `#440d59`
- RGB: rgb(68, 13, 89)
- HSL: hsl(283, 75%, 20%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.299 0.129 314.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0224
- Nearest named color: Clairvoyant (#480656, Δ 1.303) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/clairvoyant
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/440d59

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #5f127d, #7a17a1, #911bc0, #ab24e0, #b848e5, #c66cea, #d48fef, #e0aff4, #eed2f9, #fcf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #3d0b50, #390b4c, #330a43, #2f093e, #290836, #22062d, #1e0628, #18041f, #14041b, #0e0312

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #22590d
- Analogous: #1d0d59, #590d49
- Triadic: #59440d, #0d5944
- Split-complementary: #49590d, #0d591d
- Tetradic: #591d0d, #22590d, #0d4959

## Colors that go with #440d59

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

- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #440d59 in 5 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #440d59: 9 real palettes, including Discover's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Discover (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discover-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Light Pink** #ffb6c1 [pool] — Light Pink shows up next to #440d59 in 4 real palettes, including Macaron and Sorbet, as the lead colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Pastel Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#pastel-pop). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightpink
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #440d59: 5 real palettes, including Macaron and Opera's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Opera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opera-com), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #440d59 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), Docker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/docker-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Campus and Bloomberg's brand system put Slate Gray beside #440d59, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com), PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #440d59 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #440d59: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.51:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.45:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b236e2 (4.52:1); AA: background → #919191 (4.6:1); AAA: text → #ca75eb (7.26:1); AAA: background → #b5b5b5 (7.07:1)

## 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/440d59-bb9fc1-b2cb62-2d1f2b-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: "#440d59" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.