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#421CB2

#421cb2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421cb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.92% cyan, 84.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 255.2°, with 72.82% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.052

Complementary

  1. #421cb2
  2. #8cb21c

Split complementary

  1. #421cb2
  2. #b28d1c
  3. #41b21c

Analogous

  1. #1c41b2
  2. #421cb2
  3. #8d1cb2

Triadic

  1. #421cb2
  2. #b2421c
  3. #1cb242

Tetradic

  1. #421cb2
  2. #b21c8c
  3. #8cb21c
  4. #1cb242

Square

  1. #421cb2
  2. #b21c41
  3. #8cb21c
  4. #1cb28d

Monochromatic

  1. #11072e
  2. #291270
  3. #421cb2
  4. #643ae0
  5. #987dea

Shades

#421cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421cb2
  2. #3b19a0
  3. #35168e
  4. #2e147d
  5. #28116b
  6. #210e59
  7. #1a0b47
  8. #140835
  9. #0d0624
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#421cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421cb2
  2. #5533ba
  3. #6849c1
  4. #7b60c9
  5. #8e77d1
  6. #a18ed9
  7. #b3a4e0
  8. #c6bbe8
  9. #d9d2f0
  10. #ece8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421cb2
  2. #4826ad
  3. #4e30a8
  4. #553aa3
  5. #5b449e
  6. #614e99
  7. #675894
  8. #6d628f
  9. #746c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41357e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003baf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203e8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421cb2 {
  color: #421cb2;
}
Background
.bg-421cb2 {
  background-color: #421cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #421cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 28 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421cb2, #8d1cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 28 178 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.12 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.93 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.13 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.40 #bde34d Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421cb2  rgb(66, 28, 178)  hsl(255, 73%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#8cb21c  rgb(140, 178, 28)  hsl(75, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b2421c  rgb(178, 66, 28)  hsl(15, 73%, 40%)  Rust
#1cb242  rgb(28, 178, 66)  hsl(135, 73%, 40%)  Kelly Green