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#421EBF

#421ebf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421ebf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 11.76% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.45% cyan, 84.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 253.42°, with 72.85% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0585

Complementary

  1. #421ebf
  2. #9bbf1e

Split complementary

  1. #421ebf
  2. #bf921e
  3. #4abf1e

Analogous

  1. #1e4abf
  2. #421ebf
  3. #921ebf

Triadic

  1. #421ebf
  2. #bf421e
  3. #1ebf42

Tetradic

  1. #421ebf
  2. #bf1e9b
  3. #9bbf1e
  4. #1ebf42

Square

  1. #421ebf
  2. #bf1e4a
  3. #9bbf1e
  4. #1ebf92

Monochromatic

  1. #14093b
  2. #2b147d
  3. #421ebf
  4. #6a47e2
  5. #a089ed

Shades

#421ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421ebf
  2. #3b1bac
  3. #351899
  4. #2e1586
  5. #281273
  6. #210f60
  7. #1a0c4c
  8. #140939
  9. #0d0626
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#421ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421ebf
  2. #5535c5
  3. #684bcc
  4. #7b62d2
  5. #8e78d9
  6. #a18fdf
  7. #b3a5e5
  8. #c6bcec
  9. #d9d2f2
  10. #ece9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421ebf
  2. #4828b9
  3. #4e32b2
  4. #553bac
  5. #5b45a6
  6. #614fa0
  7. #675999
  8. #6d6393
  9. #746c8d
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #134397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421ebf {
  color: #421ebf;
}
Background
.bg-421ebf {
  background-color: #421ebf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421ebf {
  border: 2px solid #421ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 30 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421ebf, #921ebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 30 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.07 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.21 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.87 #bde140 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421ebf  rgb(66, 30, 191)  hsl(253, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#9bbf1e  rgb(155, 191, 30)  hsl(73, 73%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bf421e  rgb(191, 66, 30)  hsl(13, 73%, 43%)  Rust
#1ebf42  rgb(30, 191, 66)  hsl(133, 73%, 43%)  Lime Green