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#421CEC

#421cec ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#421cec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 10.98% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.03% cyan, 88.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 250.96°, with 84.55% saturation and 51.76% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0804

Complementary

  1. #421cec
  2. #c6ec1c

Split complementary

  1. #421cec
  2. #ecaa1c
  3. #5eec1c

Analogous

  1. #1c5eec
  2. #421cec
  3. #aa1cec

Triadic

  1. #421cec
  2. #ec421c
  3. #1cec42

Tetradic

  1. #421cec
  2. #ec1cc6
  3. #c6ec1c
  4. #1cec42

Square

  1. #421cec
  2. #ec1c5e
  3. #c6ec1c
  4. #1cecaa

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0966
  2. #2b0ead
  3. #421cec
  4. #7d63f2
  5. #b8a9f8

Shades

#421cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421cec
  2. #3b19d4
  3. #3516bd
  4. #2e14a5
  5. #28118e
  6. #210e76
  7. #1a0b5e
  8. #140847
  9. #0d062f
  10. #070318
  11. #000000

Tints

#421cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421cec
  2. #5533ee
  3. #6849f0
  4. #7b60f2
  5. #8e77f4
  6. #a18ef6
  7. #b3a4f7
  8. #c6bbf9
  9. #d9d2fb
  10. #ece8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421cec
  2. #4826e1
  3. #4e30d6
  4. #553acc
  5. #5b44c1
  6. #614eb6
  7. #6758ab
  8. #6d62a0
  9. #746c96
  10. #7a768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b41a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00658c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421cec {
  color: #421cec;
}
Background
.bg-421cec {
  background-color: #421cec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421cec {
  border: 2px solid #421cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 28 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421cec, #aa1cec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 28 236 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.95 #bde313 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#421cec  rgb(66, 28, 236)  hsl(251, 85%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#c6ec1c  rgb(198, 236, 28)  hsl(71, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ec421c  rgb(236, 66, 28)  hsl(11, 85%, 52%)  Ferrari Red
#1cec42  rgb(28, 236, 66)  hsl(131, 85%, 52%)  Malachite