# #490684

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

## Values

- Hex: `#490684`
- RGB: rgb(73, 6, 132)
- HSL: hsl(272, 91%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.342 0.177 299.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0321
- Nearest named color: Indigo Static (#4b0183, Δ 0.632) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/indigo-static
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/490684

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #5c08a6, #6f09c8, #820bea, #9324f5, #a64bf7, #b76df8, #c88ffa, #d9b1fb, #e9d3fd, #faf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #44067a, #3c056b, #360561, #310458, #2b044e, #23033f, #1e0336, #18022c, #10011d, #0b0113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #418406
- Analogous: #0a0684, #84067f
- Triadic: #844906, #068449
- Split-complementary: #7f8406, #06840a
- Tetradic: #840a06, #418406, #067f84

## Colors that go with #490684

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 #490684: 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), Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #490684 in 4 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Pepsi's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Pepsi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pepsi-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #490684's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com), Nivea (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nivea-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #490684 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/olive
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [pool] — Designers have shipped Steel Blue with #490684: 3 real palettes, including FedEx's brand system and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com), Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #490684 in 3 real palettes, including Datadog's brand system and Gillette's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Datadog (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/datadoghq-com), Gillette (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com), Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #490684 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Sapphire & Gold (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#sapphire-and-gold). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #490684: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen

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

- On white (#ffffff): 12.79:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.64:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a241f6 (4.62:1); AA: background → #9c9c9c (4.66:1); AAA: text → #bc77f9 (7.14:1); AAA: background → #c2c2c2 (7.18:1)

## 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/490684-b69cc4-c5cb62-2d1f2d-eae9f1?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: "#490684" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
