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#421CB0

#421cb0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421cb0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 10.98% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 84.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 255.41°, with 72.55% saturation and 40% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0512

Complementary

  1. #421cb0
  2. #8ab01c

Split complementary

  1. #421cb0
  2. #b08c1c
  3. #40b01c

Analogous

  1. #1c40b0
  2. #421cb0
  3. #8c1cb0

Triadic

  1. #421cb0
  2. #b0421c
  3. #1cb042

Tetradic

  1. #421cb0
  2. #b01c8a
  3. #8ab01c
  4. #1cb042

Square

  1. #421cb0
  2. #b01c40
  3. #8ab01c
  4. #1cb08c

Monochromatic

  1. #11072c
  2. #29116e
  3. #421cb0
  4. #6439e0
  5. #987bea

Shades

#421cb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421cb0
  2. #3b199e
  3. #35168d
  4. #2e147b
  5. #28116a
  6. #210e58
  7. #1a0b46
  8. #140835
  9. #0d0623
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#421cb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421cb0
  2. #5533b8
  3. #6849c0
  4. #7b60c8
  5. #8e77d0
  6. #a18ed8
  7. #b3a4df
  8. #c6bbe7
  9. #d9d2ef
  10. #ece8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421cb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421cb0
  2. #4826ab
  3. #4e30a6
  4. #553aa2
  5. #5b449d
  6. #614e98
  7. #675893
  8. #6d628e
  9. #746c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41357d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #223d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421cb0 {
  color: #421cb0;
}
Background
.bg-421cb0 {
  background-color: #421cb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421cb0 {
  border: 2px solid #421cb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421cb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 28 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421cb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421cb0, #8c1cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421cb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 28 176 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.77 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.21 #bde34f Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421cb0  rgb(66, 28, 176)  hsl(255, 73%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#8ab01c  rgb(138, 176, 28)  hsl(75, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b0421c  rgb(176, 66, 28)  hsl(15, 73%, 40%)  Rust
#1cb042  rgb(28, 176, 66)  hsl(135, 73%, 40%)  Kelly Green