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#421EA3

#421ea3 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421ea3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 11.76% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.51% cyan, 81.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 256.24°, with 68.91% saturation and 37.84% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0473

Complementary

  1. #421ea3
  2. #7fa31e

Split complementary

  1. #421ea3
  2. #a3841e
  3. #3ca31e

Analogous

  1. #1e3ca3
  2. #421ea3
  3. #841ea3

Triadic

  1. #421ea3
  2. #a3421e
  3. #1ea342

Tetradic

  1. #421ea3
  2. #a31e7f
  3. #7fa31e
  4. #1ea342

Square

  1. #421ea3
  2. #a31e3c
  3. #7fa31e
  4. #1ea384

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0622
  2. #281262
  3. #421ea3
  4. #6134da
  5. #9374e6

Shades

#421ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421ea3
  2. #3b1b93
  3. #351882
  4. #2e1572
  5. #281262
  6. #210f52
  7. #1a0c41
  8. #140931
  9. #0d0621
  10. #070310
  11. #000000

Tints

#421ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421ea3
  2. #5535ac
  3. #684bb5
  4. #7b62bf
  5. #8e78c8
  6. #a18fd1
  7. #b3a5da
  8. #c6bce3
  9. #d9d2ed
  10. #ece9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421ea3
  2. #4828a0
  3. #4e329c
  4. #553b99
  5. #5b4595
  6. #614f92
  7. #67598e
  8. #6d638b
  9. #746c87
  10. #7a7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #064661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a3a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421ea3 {
  color: #421ea3;
}
Background
.bg-421ea3 {
  background-color: #421ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #421ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 30 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 69% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421ea3, #841ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 30 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.97 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.36 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.67 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.78 #bde15c Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#421ea3  rgb(66, 30, 163)  hsl(256, 69%, 38%)  Zaffre
#7fa31e  rgb(127, 163, 30)  hsl(76, 69%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a3421e  rgb(163, 66, 30)  hsl(16, 69%, 38%)  Sienna
#1ea342  rgb(30, 163, 66)  hsl(136, 69%, 38%)  Shamrock Green