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#421DD3

#421dd3 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421dd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.72% cyan, 86.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 252.2°, with 75.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0674

Complementary

  1. #421dd3
  2. #aed31d

Split complementary

  1. #421dd3
  2. #d39d1d
  3. #53d31d

Analogous

  1. #1d53d3
  2. #421dd3
  3. #9d1dd3

Triadic

  1. #421dd3
  2. #d3421d
  3. #1dd342

Tetradic

  1. #421dd3
  2. #d31dae
  3. #aed31d
  4. #1dd342

Square

  1. #421dd3
  2. #d31d53
  3. #aed31d
  4. #1dd39d

Monochromatic

  1. #180b4c
  2. #2d1490
  3. #421dd3
  4. #7355e8
  5. #aa98f1

Shades

#421dd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421dd3
  2. #3b1abe
  3. #3517a9
  4. #2e1494
  5. #28117f
  6. #210f6a
  7. #1a0c54
  8. #14093f
  9. #0d062a
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#421dd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421dd3
  2. #5534d7
  3. #684adc
  4. #7b61e0
  5. #8e77e5
  6. #a18ee9
  7. #b3a5ed
  8. #c6bbf2
  9. #d9d2f6
  10. #ece8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421dd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421dd3
  2. #4827cb
  3. #4e31c2
  4. #553bba
  5. #5b45b2
  6. #614faa
  7. #6758a1
  8. #6d6299
  9. #746c91
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421dd3 {
  color: #421dd3;
}
Background
.bg-421dd3 {
  background-color: #421dd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421dd3 {
  border: 2px solid #421dd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421dd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 29 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 76% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421dd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421dd3, #9d1dd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421dd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 29 211 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.65 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.96 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.91 #bde22c Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#421dd3  rgb(66, 29, 211)  hsl(252, 76%, 47%)  Blue
#aed31d  rgb(174, 211, 29)  hsl(72, 76%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d3421d  rgb(211, 66, 29)  hsl(12, 76%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1dd342  rgb(29, 211, 66)  hsl(132, 76%, 47%)  Malachite