# #4500bd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#4500bd`
- RGB: rgb(69, 0, 189)
- HSL: hsl(262, 100%, 37%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.398 0.235 283.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0494
- Nearest named color: Galactic Highway (#3311bb, Δ 3.228) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/galactic-highway
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/4500bd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #5000db, #5c00fa, #6e1aff, #8138ff, #985cff, #ab7aff, #be99ff, #d2b8ff, #e5d6ff, #f9f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #4000ad, #380099, #32008a, #2d007a, #27006b, #200057, #1a0047, #150038, #0d0024, #070014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #78bd00
- Analogous: #0019bd, #a400bd
- Triadic: #bd4500, #00bd45
- Split-complementary: #bda400, #19bd00
- Tetradic: #bd0019, #78bd00, #00bda4

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

- On white (#ffffff): 10.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.99:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8e4dff (4.66:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.6:1); AAA: text → #ae80ff (7.33:1); AAA: background → #d4d4d4 (7.13:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/4500bd-af9cc4-dfce4e-2a1f2d-e9eaf1?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: "#4500bd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.