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#421BD5

#421bd5 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421bd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.01% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 252.58°, with 77.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #421bd5
  2. #aed51b

Split complementary

  1. #421bd5
  2. #d59f1b
  3. #51d51b

Analogous

  1. #1b51d5
  2. #421bd5
  3. #9f1bd5

Triadic

  1. #421bd5
  2. #d5421b
  3. #1bd542

Tetradic

  1. #421bd5
  2. #d51bae
  3. #aed51b
  4. #1bd542

Square

  1. #421bd5
  2. #d51b51
  3. #aed51b
  4. #1bd59f

Monochromatic

  1. #180a4d
  2. #2d1291
  3. #421bd5
  4. #7353e9
  5. #aa97f2

Shades

#421bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bd5
  2. #3b18c0
  3. #3516aa
  4. #2e1395
  5. #281080
  6. #210e6b
  7. #1a0b55
  8. #140840
  9. #0d052b
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bd5
  2. #5532d9
  3. #6849dd
  4. #7b5fe2
  5. #8e76e6
  6. #a18dea
  7. #b3a4ee
  8. #c6bbf2
  9. #d9d1f7
  10. #ece8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bd5
  2. #4825cd
  3. #4e2fc4
  4. #5539bc
  5. #5b43b3
  6. #614eab
  7. #6758a2
  8. #6d629a
  9. #746c91
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473c96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bd5 {
  color: #421bd5;
}
Background
.bg-421bd5 {
  background-color: #421bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #421bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 78% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bd5, #9f1bd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 213 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.56 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.11 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.50 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.03 #bde42a Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#421bd5  rgb(66, 27, 213)  hsl(253, 78%, 47%)  Blue
#aed51b  rgb(174, 213, 27)  hsl(73, 78%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d5421b  rgb(213, 66, 27)  hsl(13, 78%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1bd542  rgb(27, 213, 66)  hsl(133, 78%, 47%)  Malachite