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#421D97

#421d97 ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#421d97 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 11.37% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.29% cyan, 80.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 258.2°, with 67.78% saturation and 35.29% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0427

Complementary

  1. #421d97
  2. #72971d

Split complementary

  1. #421d97
  2. #977f1d
  3. #35971d

Analogous

  1. #1d3597
  2. #421d97
  3. #7f1d97

Triadic

  1. #421d97
  2. #97421d
  3. #1d9742

Tetradic

  1. #421d97
  2. #971d72
  3. #72971d
  4. #1d9742

Square

  1. #421d97
  2. #971d35
  3. #72971d
  4. #1d977f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0417
  2. #261157
  3. #421d97
  4. #5e2ad6
  5. #8f6ae2

Shades

#421d97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421d97
  2. #3b1a88
  3. #351779
  4. #2e146a
  5. #28115b
  6. #210f4c
  7. #1a0c3c
  8. #14092d
  9. #0d061e
  10. #07030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#421d97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421d97
  2. #5534a1
  3. #684aac
  4. #7b61b6
  5. #8e77c1
  6. #a18ecb
  7. #b3a5d5
  8. #c6bbe0
  9. #d9d2ea
  10. #ece8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421d97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421d97
  2. #482795
  3. #4e3192
  4. #553b90
  5. #5b458e
  6. #614f8c
  7. #675889
  8. #6d6287
  9. #746c85
  10. #7a7682
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e316c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003795 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d415a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002e96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #303677 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421d97 {
  color: #421d97;
}
Background
.bg-421d97 {
  background-color: #421d97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421d97 {
  border: 2px solid #421d97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421d97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 29 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 68% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421d97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421d97, #7f1d97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421d97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 29 151 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.10 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.28 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.59 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.62 #bde268 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#421d97  rgb(66, 29, 151)  hsl(258, 68%, 35%)  Persian Indigo
#72971d  rgb(114, 151, 29)  hsl(78, 68%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#97421d  rgb(151, 66, 29)  hsl(18, 68%, 35%)  Sienna
#1d9742  rgb(29, 151, 66)  hsl(138, 68%, 35%)  Forest Green