# PayPal Primary (#042c94)

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

## Values

- Hex: `#042c94`
- RGB: rgb(4, 44, 148)
- HSL: hsl(223, 95%, 30%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.353 0.174 263.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0397
- Name: PayPal Primary (`paypal-primary`, source: brand, brand: paypal-com)
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/paypal-primary

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #0538b8, #0642db, #064bf9, #2964fa, #4c7dfa, #6f97fb, #92b0fc, #afc5fd, #d2dffe, #f5f8ff
- Shades (toward black): #032986, #03267c, #03216d, #031e63, #021a55, #021546, #02123c, #010e2d, #010b23, #010614

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #956c04
- Analogous: #047695, #230495
- Triadic: #95042d, #2d9504
- Split-complementary: #952304, #769504
- Tetradic: #950476, #956c04, #049523

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

- On white (#ffffff): 11.71:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.79:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #336bfa (4.62:1); AA: background → #a1a1a1 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #6a93fb (7.18:1); AAA: background → #c9c9c9 (7.07:1)

## Brands using this color

- **PayPal** — primary #042c94 — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/paypal-com

## 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/042c94-9ca3c4-df704e-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: "#042c94" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.