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#421ACE

#421ace ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421ace is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 10.2% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.96% cyan, 87.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 77.59% saturation and 45.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0635

Complementary

  1. #421ace
  2. #a6ce1a

Split complementary

  1. #421ace
  2. #ce9c1a
  3. #4cce1a

Analogous

  1. #1a4cce
  2. #421ace
  3. #9c1ace

Triadic

  1. #421ace
  2. #ce421a
  3. #1ace42

Tetradic

  1. #421ace
  2. #ce1aa6
  3. #a6ce1a
  4. #1ace42

Square

  1. #421ace
  2. #ce1a4c
  3. #a6ce1a
  4. #1ace9c

Monochromatic

  1. #160946
  2. #2c118a
  3. #421ace
  4. #6f4ce8
  5. #a690f1

Shades

#421ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421ace
  2. #3b17b9
  3. #3515a5
  4. #2e1290
  5. #28107c
  6. #210d67
  7. #1a0a52
  8. #14083e
  9. #0d0529
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#421ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421ace
  2. #5531d3
  3. #6848d8
  4. #7b5fdd
  5. #8e76e2
  6. #a18de7
  7. #b3a3eb
  8. #c6baf0
  9. #d9d1f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421ace
  2. #4824c6
  3. #4e2ebe
  4. #5539b7
  5. #5b43af
  6. #614da7
  7. #67579f
  8. #6d6197
  9. #746c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453a91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421ace {
  color: #421ace;
}
Background
.bg-421ace {
  background-color: #421ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421ace {
  border: 2px solid #421ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 26 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421ace, #9c1ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 26 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.43 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.24 #bde531 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421ace  rgb(66, 26, 206)  hsl(253, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a6ce1a  rgb(166, 206, 26)  hsl(73, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#ce421a  rgb(206, 66, 26)  hsl(13, 78%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ace42  rgb(26, 206, 66)  hsl(133, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green