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#421DBA

#421dba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421dba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 11.37% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.52% cyan, 84.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 254.14°, with 73.02% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0558

Complementary

  1. #421dba
  2. #95ba1d

Split complementary

  1. #421dba
  2. #ba911d
  3. #47ba1d

Analogous

  1. #1d47ba
  2. #421dba
  3. #911dba

Triadic

  1. #421dba
  2. #ba421d
  3. #1dba42

Tetradic

  1. #421dba
  2. #ba1d95
  3. #95ba1d
  4. #1dba42

Square

  1. #421dba
  2. #ba1d47
  3. #95ba1d
  4. #1dba91

Monochromatic

  1. #130836
  2. #2b1378
  3. #421dba
  4. #6842e2
  5. #9d84ec

Shades

#421dba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421dba
  2. #3b1aa7
  3. #351795
  4. #2e1482
  5. #281170
  6. #210f5d
  7. #1a0c4a
  8. #140938
  9. #0d0625
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#421dba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421dba
  2. #5534c1
  3. #684ac8
  4. #7b61cf
  5. #8e77d6
  6. #a18edd
  7. #b3a5e3
  8. #c6bbea
  9. #d9d2f1
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421dba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421dba
  2. #4827b4
  3. #4e31ae
  4. #553ba9
  5. #5b45a3
  6. #614f9d
  7. #675897
  8. #6d6291
  9. #746c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #194193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421dba {
  color: #421dba;
}
Background
.bg-421dba {
  background-color: #421dba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421dba {
  border: 2px solid #421dba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421dba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 29 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 73% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421dba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421dba, #911dba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421dba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 29 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.97 #bde245 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421dba  rgb(66, 29, 186)  hsl(254, 73%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#95ba1d  rgb(149, 186, 29)  hsl(74, 73%, 42%)  Apple Green
#ba421d  rgb(186, 66, 29)  hsl(14, 73%, 42%)  Rust
#1dba42  rgb(29, 186, 66)  hsl(134, 73%, 42%)  Kelly Green