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#421BBE

#421bbe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.26% cyan, 85.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 254.36°, with 75.12% saturation and 42.55% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.0566

Complementary

  1. #421bbe
  2. #97be1b

Split complementary

  1. #421bbe
  2. #be941b
  3. #45be1b

Analogous

  1. #1b45be
  2. #421bbe
  3. #941bbe

Triadic

  1. #421bbe
  2. #be421b
  3. #1bbe42

Tetradic

  1. #421bbe
  2. #be1b97
  3. #97be1b
  4. #1bbe42

Square

  1. #421bbe
  2. #be1b45
  3. #97be1b
  4. #1bbe94

Monochromatic

  1. #130838
  2. #2b117b
  3. #421bbe
  4. #6841e4
  5. #9e84ee

Shades

#421bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bbe
  2. #3b18ab
  3. #351698
  4. #2e1385
  5. #281072
  6. #210e5f
  7. #1a0b4c
  8. #140839
  9. #0d0526
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bbe
  2. #5532c5
  3. #6849cb
  4. #7b5fd2
  5. #8e76d8
  6. #a18ddf
  7. #b3a4e5
  8. #c6bbec
  9. #d9d1f2
  10. #ece8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bbe
  2. #4825b8
  3. #4e2fb2
  4. #5539ab
  5. #5b43a5
  6. #614e9f
  7. #675899
  8. #6d6293
  9. #746c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #144196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bbe {
  color: #421bbe;
}
Background
.bg-421bbe {
  background-color: #421bbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bbe {
  border: 2px solid #421bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bbe, #941bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.84 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.89 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.17 #bde441 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421bbe  rgb(66, 27, 190)  hsl(254, 75%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#97be1b  rgb(151, 190, 27)  hsl(74, 75%, 43%)  Apple Green
#be421b  rgb(190, 66, 27)  hsl(14, 75%, 43%)  Rust
#1bbe42  rgb(27, 190, 66)  hsl(134, 75%, 43%)  Lime Green