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#421BBD

#421bbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.08% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 254.44°, with 75% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0562

Complementary

  1. #421bbd
  2. #96bd1b

Split complementary

  1. #421bbd
  2. #bd931b
  3. #45bd1b

Analogous

  1. #1b45bd
  2. #421bbd
  3. #931bbd

Triadic

  1. #421bbd
  2. #bd421b
  3. #1bbd42

Tetradic

  1. #421bbd
  2. #bd1b96
  3. #96bd1b
  4. #1bbd42

Square

  1. #421bbd
  2. #bd1b45
  3. #96bd1b
  4. #1bbd93

Monochromatic

  1. #130837
  2. #2b117a
  3. #421bbd
  4. #6841e4
  5. #9d84ed

Shades

#421bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bbd
  2. #3b18aa
  3. #351697
  4. #2e1384
  5. #281071
  6. #210e5f
  7. #1a0b4c
  8. #140839
  9. #0d0526
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bbd
  2. #5532c4
  3. #6849ca
  4. #7b5fd1
  5. #8e76d7
  6. #a18dde
  7. #b3a4e5
  8. #c6bbeb
  9. #d9d1f2
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bbd
  2. #4825b7
  3. #4e2fb1
  4. #5539ab
  5. #5b43a5
  6. #614e9f
  7. #675898
  8. #6d6292
  9. #746c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #154195 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bbd {
  color: #421bbd;
}
Background
.bg-421bbd {
  background-color: #421bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bbd {
  border: 2px solid #421bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bbd, #931bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.49 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.50 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.01 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.09 #bde442 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421bbd  rgb(66, 27, 189)  hsl(254, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#96bd1b  rgb(150, 189, 27)  hsl(74, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bd421b  rgb(189, 66, 27)  hsl(14, 75%, 42%)  Rust
#1bbd42  rgb(27, 189, 66)  hsl(134, 75%, 42%)  Lime Green