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#421BC7

#421bc7 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.83% cyan, 86.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 253.6°, with 76.11% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.49:1 (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 luminance0.0607

Complementary

  1. #421bc7
  2. #a0c71b

Split complementary

  1. #421bc7
  2. #c7981b
  3. #4ac71b

Analogous

  1. #1b4ac7
  2. #421bc7
  3. #981bc7

Triadic

  1. #421bc7
  2. #c7421b
  3. #1bc742

Tetradic

  1. #421bc7
  2. #c71ba0
  3. #a0c71b
  4. #1bc742

Square

  1. #421bc7
  2. #c71b4a
  3. #a0c71b
  4. #1bc798

Monochromatic

  1. #150940
  2. #2c1284
  3. #421bc7
  4. #6c48e6
  5. #a28cef

Shades

#421bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bc7
  2. #3b18b3
  3. #35169f
  4. #2e138b
  5. #281077
  6. #210e64
  7. #1a0b50
  8. #14083c
  9. #0d0528
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bc7
  2. #5532cd
  3. #6849d2
  4. #7b5fd8
  5. #8e76dd
  6. #a18de3
  7. #b3a4e9
  8. #c6bbee
  9. #d9d1f4
  10. #ece8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bc7
  2. #4825c0
  3. #4e2fb9
  4. #5539b2
  5. #5b43ab
  6. #614ea4
  7. #67589c
  8. #6d6295
  9. #746c8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44398d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ccb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #04449d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bc7 {
  color: #421bc7;
}
Background
.bg-421bc7 {
  background-color: #421bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #421bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 76% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bc7, #981bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 199 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.92 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.20 #bde438 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421bc7  rgb(66, 27, 199)  hsl(254, 76%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#a0c71b  rgb(160, 199, 27)  hsl(74, 76%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c7421b  rgb(199, 66, 27)  hsl(14, 76%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1bc742  rgb(27, 199, 66)  hsl(134, 76%, 44%)  Lime Green