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#421FB6

#421fb6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421fb6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 12.16% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.74% cyan, 82.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 253.91°, with 70.89% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0552

Complementary

  1. #421fb6
  2. #93b61f

Split complementary

  1. #421fb6
  2. #b68d1f
  3. #47b61f

Analogous

  1. #1f47b6
  2. #421fb6
  3. #8d1fb6

Triadic

  1. #421fb6
  2. #b6421f
  3. #1fb642

Tetradic

  1. #421fb6
  2. #b61f93
  3. #93b61f
  4. #1fb642

Square

  1. #421fb6
  2. #b61f47
  3. #93b61f
  4. #1fb68d

Monochromatic

  1. #130933
  2. #2a1475
  3. #421fb6
  4. #6743df
  5. #9c84ea

Shades

#421fb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421fb6
  2. #3b1ca4
  3. #351992
  4. #2e167f
  5. #28136d
  6. #21105b
  7. #1a0c49
  8. #140937
  9. #0d0624
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#421fb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421fb6
  2. #5535bd
  3. #684cc5
  4. #7b62cc
  5. #8e79d3
  6. #a18fdb
  7. #b3a5e2
  8. #c6bce9
  9. #d9d2f0
  10. #ece9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421fb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421fb6
  2. #4829b1
  3. #4e32ab
  4. #553ca6
  5. #5b46a0
  6. #61509b
  7. #675996
  8. #6d6390
  9. #746d8b
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423781 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421fb6 {
  color: #421fb6;
}
Background
.bg-421fb6 {
  background-color: #421fb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421fb6 {
  border: 2px solid #421fb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421fb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 31 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 71% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421fb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421fb6, #8d1fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421fb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 31 182 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.95 #bde049 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421fb6  rgb(66, 31, 182)  hsl(254, 71%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#93b61f  rgb(147, 182, 31)  hsl(74, 71%, 42%)  Apple Green
#b6421f  rgb(182, 66, 31)  hsl(14, 71%, 42%)  Rust
#1fb642  rgb(31, 182, 66)  hsl(134, 71%, 42%)  Kelly Green