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#421BB4

#421bb4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.33% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 255.29°, with 73.91% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0524

Complementary

  1. #421bb4
  2. #8db41b

Split complementary

  1. #421bb4
  2. #b48e1b
  3. #41b41b

Analogous

  1. #1b41b4
  2. #421bb4
  3. #8e1bb4

Triadic

  1. #421bb4
  2. #b4421b
  3. #1bb442

Tetradic

  1. #421bb4
  2. #b41b8d
  3. #8db41b
  4. #1bb442

Square

  1. #421bb4
  2. #b41b41
  3. #8db41b
  4. #1bb48e

Monochromatic

  1. #11072f
  2. #2a1171
  3. #421bb4
  4. #653ae1
  5. #997deb

Shades

#421bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bb4
  2. #3b18a2
  3. #351690
  4. #2e137e
  5. #28106c
  6. #210e5a
  7. #1a0b48
  8. #140836
  9. #0d0524
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bb4
  2. #5532bc
  3. #6849c3
  4. #7b5fcb
  5. #8e76d2
  6. #a18dda
  7. #b3a4e1
  8. #c6bbe9
  9. #d9d1f0
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bb4
  2. #4825af
  3. #4e2faa
  4. #5539a4
  5. #5b439f
  6. #614e9a
  7. #675895
  8. #6d6290
  9. #746c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41357f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f3e8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bb4 {
  color: #421bb4;
}
Background
.bg-421bb4 {
  background-color: #421bb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #421bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bb4, #8e1bb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 180 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.17 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.06 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.21 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.28 #bde44b Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421bb4  rgb(66, 27, 180)  hsl(255, 74%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#8db41b  rgb(141, 180, 27)  hsl(75, 74%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b4421b  rgb(180, 66, 27)  hsl(15, 74%, 41%)  Rust
#1bb442  rgb(27, 180, 66)  hsl(135, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green