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#421BB2

#421bb2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 10.59% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.92% cyan, 84.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 255.5°, with 73.66% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #421bb2
  2. #8bb21b

Split complementary

  1. #421bb2
  2. #b28e1b
  3. #3fb21b

Analogous

  1. #1b3fb2
  2. #421bb2
  3. #8e1bb2

Triadic

  1. #421bb2
  2. #b2421b
  3. #1bb242

Tetradic

  1. #421bb2
  2. #b21b8b
  3. #8bb21b
  4. #1bb242

Square

  1. #421bb2
  2. #b21b3f
  3. #8bb21b
  4. #1bb28e

Monochromatic

  1. #11072d
  2. #291170
  3. #421bb2
  4. #6439e1
  5. #987beb

Shades

#421bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bb2
  2. #3b18a0
  3. #35168e
  4. #2e137d
  5. #28106b
  6. #210e59
  7. #1a0b47
  8. #140835
  9. #0d0524
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bb2
  2. #5532ba
  3. #6849c1
  4. #7b5fc9
  5. #8e76d1
  6. #a18dd9
  7. #b3a4e0
  8. #c6bbe8
  9. #d9d1f0
  10. #ece8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bb2
  2. #4825ad
  3. #4e2fa8
  4. #5539a3
  5. #5b439e
  6. #614e99
  7. #675894
  8. #6d628f
  9. #746c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41357e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003baf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bb2 {
  color: #421bb2;
}
Background
.bg-421bb2 {
  background-color: #421bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #421bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bb2, #8e1bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 178 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.04 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.35 #bde44d Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421bb2  rgb(66, 27, 178)  hsl(256, 74%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#8bb21b  rgb(139, 178, 27)  hsl(76, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b2421b  rgb(178, 66, 27)  hsl(16, 74%, 40%)  Rust
#1bb242  rgb(27, 178, 66)  hsl(136, 74%, 40%)  Kelly Green