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#421BE4

#421be4 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#421be4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 10.59% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 88.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 251.64°, with 78.82% saturation and 50% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #421be4
  2. #bde41b

Split complementary

  1. #421be4
  2. #e4a61b
  3. #59e41b

Analogous

  1. #1b59e4
  2. #421be4
  3. #a61be4

Triadic

  1. #421be4
  2. #e4421b
  3. #1be442

Tetradic

  1. #421be4
  2. #e41bbd
  3. #bde41b
  4. #1be442

Square

  1. #421be4
  2. #e41b59
  3. #bde41b
  4. #1be4a6

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0b5b
  2. #2e13a0
  3. #421be4
  4. #7b5fec
  5. #b3a4f4

Shades

#421be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421be4
  2. #3b18cd
  3. #3516b6
  4. #2e13a0
  5. #281089
  6. #210e72
  7. #1a0b5b
  8. #140844
  9. #0d052e
  10. #070317
  11. #000000

Tints

#421be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421be4
  2. #5532e7
  3. #6849e9
  4. #7b5fec
  5. #8e76ef
  6. #a18df2
  7. #b3a4f4
  8. #c6bbf7
  9. #d9d1fa
  10. #ece8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421be4
  2. #4825da
  3. #4e2fd0
  4. #5539c6
  5. #5b43bc
  6. #614eb2
  7. #6758a8
  8. #6d629e
  9. #746c94
  10. #7a768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421be4 {
  color: #421be4;
}
Background
.bg-421be4 {
  background-color: #421be4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421be4 {
  border: 2px solid #421be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421be4, #a61be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 228 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.86 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.70 #bde41b Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#421be4  rgb(66, 27, 228)  hsl(252, 79%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#bde41b  rgb(189, 228, 27)  hsl(72, 79%, 50%)  Pear
#e4421b  rgb(228, 66, 27)  hsl(12, 79%, 50%)  Scarlet
#1be442  rgb(27, 228, 66)  hsl(132, 79%, 50%)  Malachite