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#421BC8

#421bc8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67% cyan, 86.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 253.53°, with 76.21% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #421bc8
  2. #a1c81b

Split complementary

  1. #421bc8
  2. #c8991b
  3. #4ac81b

Analogous

  1. #1b4ac8
  2. #421bc8
  3. #991bc8

Triadic

  1. #421bc8
  2. #c8421b
  3. #1bc842

Tetradic

  1. #421bc8
  2. #c81ba1
  3. #a1c81b
  4. #1bc842

Square

  1. #421bc8
  2. #c81b4a
  3. #a1c81b
  4. #1bc899

Monochromatic

  1. #160941
  2. #2c1285
  3. #421bc8
  4. #6d49e6
  5. #a38cf0

Shades

#421bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bc8
  2. #3b18b4
  3. #3516a0
  4. #2e138c
  5. #281078
  6. #210e64
  7. #1a0b50
  8. #14083c
  9. #0d0528
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bc8
  2. #5532ce
  3. #6849d3
  4. #7b5fd9
  5. #8e76de
  6. #a18de4
  7. #b3a4e9
  8. #c6bbef
  9. #d9d1f4
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bc8
  2. #4825c1
  3. #4e2fba
  4. #5539b2
  5. #5b43ab
  6. #614ea4
  7. #67589d
  8. #6d6296
  9. #746c8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44398d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ccc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #01459e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bc8 {
  color: #421bc8;
}
Background
.bg-421bc8 {
  background-color: #421bc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #421bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bc8, #991bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.29 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.20 #bde437 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421bc8  rgb(66, 27, 200)  hsl(254, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a1c81b  rgb(161, 200, 27)  hsl(74, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c8421b  rgb(200, 66, 27)  hsl(14, 76%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1bc842  rgb(27, 200, 66)  hsl(134, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green