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#421BBC

#421bbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.89% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 254.53°, with 74.88% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0557

Complementary

  1. #421bbc
  2. #95bc1b

Split complementary

  1. #421bbc
  2. #bc921b
  3. #45bc1b

Analogous

  1. #1b45bc
  2. #421bbc
  3. #921bbc

Triadic

  1. #421bbc
  2. #bc421b
  3. #1bbc42

Tetradic

  1. #421bbc
  2. #bc1b95
  3. #95bc1b
  4. #1bbc42

Square

  1. #421bbc
  2. #bc1b45
  3. #95bc1b
  4. #1bbc92

Monochromatic

  1. #130836
  2. #2b1179
  3. #421bbc
  4. #6840e4
  5. #9d83ed

Shades

#421bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bbc
  2. #3b18a9
  3. #351696
  4. #2e1384
  5. #281071
  6. #210e5e
  7. #1a0b4b
  8. #140838
  9. #0d0526
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bbc
  2. #5532c3
  3. #6849c9
  4. #7b5fd0
  5. #8e76d7
  6. #a18dde
  7. #b3a4e4
  8. #c6bbeb
  9. #d9d1f2
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bbc
  2. #4825b6
  3. #4e2fb0
  4. #5539aa
  5. #5b43a4
  6. #614e9e
  7. #675898
  8. #6d6292
  9. #746c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #174194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bbc {
  color: #421bbc;
}
Background
.bg-421bbc {
  background-color: #421bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bbc {
  border: 2px solid #421bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bbc, #921bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.14 #bde443 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421bbc  rgb(66, 27, 188)  hsl(255, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#95bc1b  rgb(149, 188, 27)  hsl(75, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc421b  rgb(188, 66, 27)  hsl(15, 75%, 42%)  Rust
#1bbc42  rgb(27, 188, 66)  hsl(135, 75%, 42%)  Lime Green