# Mercury Secondary (#9cb4e8)

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

## Values

- Hex: `#9cb4e8`
- RGB: rgb(156, 180, 232)
- HSL: hsl(221, 62%, 76%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.771 0.079 265.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.4554
- Name: Mercury Secondary (`mercury-secondary`, source: brand, brand: mercury-com)
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/mercury-secondary

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a4baea, #acc0ec, #b9caef, #c1d0f0, #c9d6f2, #d2ddf4, #dae3f6, #e6ecf9, #eef2fb, #f7f9fd
- Shades (toward black): #7f9ee1, #6288da, #416fd2, #2e5dc2, #274fa5, #204188, #19336b, #11234a, #0b162d, #040811

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #e8d09c
- Analogous: #9cdae8, #aa9ce8
- Triadic: #e89cb4, #b4e89c
- Split-complementary: #e8aa9c, #dae89c
- Tetradic: #e89cda, #e8d09c, #9ce8aa

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.08:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #4572d3 (4.56:1); AA: background → #454545 (4.61:1); AAA: text → #2953ae (7.14:1); AAA: background → #292929 (7:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.11:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Mercury** — secondary #9cb4e8 — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- 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/9cb4e8-9ca4c4-df6b4e-211f2d-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: "#9cb4e8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.