# #b3bcd6

A color — cool, muted, light, minimal, clean. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#b3bcd6`
- RGB: rgb(179, 188, 214)
- HSL: hsl(225, 30%, 77%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.797 0.038 270.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.5041
- Nearest named color: Arctic Ice (#b6bdd0, Δ 1.048) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/arctic-ice
- Moods: cool, muted, light, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b3bcd6

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b9c1da, #c0c7dd, #c7cde1, #cdd3e4, #d7dcea, #dee2ed, #e4e8f1, #ebedf4, #f2f3f8, #f8f9fb
- Shades (toward black): #9ca7c9, #8190bb, #6a7baf, #56689f, #495988, #3b486d, #2e3856, #22293f, #141824, #07090d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #d6cdb3
- Analogous: #b3cdd6, #bcb3d6
- Triadic: #d6b3bc, #bcd6b3
- Split-complementary: #d6bcb3, #cdd6b3
- Tetradic: #d6b3cd, #d6cdb3, #b3d6bc

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.9:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6375ab (4.5:1); AA: background → #4a4a4a (4.68:1); AAA: text → #475785 (7.07:1); AAA: background → #2e2e2e (7.17:1)
- On black (#000000): 11.08:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Midnight Luxe** (luxury, dark, elegant) — #cbb26a, #8b83a8, #b8b8c8, #0a0a12, #efe9dd — Champagne gold on ink-navy with a violet undertone — hotels and spirits use it because it reads expensive at any size. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/cbb26a-8b83a8-b8b8c8-0a0a12-efe9dd — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury

## Fonts for this mood

- minimal: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/minimal
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b3bcd6-9ca1c4-df754e-221f2d-e9eff1?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: "#b3bcd6" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.