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#421FBD

#421fbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421fbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.08% cyan, 83.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 253.29°, with 71.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0581

Complementary

  1. #421fbd
  2. #9abd1f

Split complementary

  1. #421fbd
  2. #bd911f
  3. #4bbd1f

Analogous

  1. #1f4bbd
  2. #421fbd
  3. #911fbd

Triadic

  1. #421fbd
  2. #bd421f
  3. #1fbd42

Tetradic

  1. #421fbd
  2. #bd1f9a
  3. #9abd1f
  4. #1fbd42

Square

  1. #421fbd
  2. #bd1f4b
  3. #9abd1f
  4. #1fbd91

Monochromatic

  1. #14093a
  2. #2b147b
  3. #421fbd
  4. #6a48e1
  5. #9f89ec

Shades

#421fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421fbd
  2. #3b1caa
  3. #351997
  4. #2e1684
  5. #281371
  6. #21105f
  7. #1a0c4c
  8. #140939
  9. #0d0626
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#421fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421fbd
  2. #5535c4
  3. #684cca
  4. #7b62d1
  5. #8e79d7
  6. #a18fde
  7. #b3a5e5
  8. #c6bceb
  9. #d9d2f2
  10. #ece9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421fbd
  2. #4829b7
  3. #4e32b1
  4. #553cab
  5. #5b46a5
  6. #61509f
  7. #675998
  8. #6d6392
  9. #746d8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433986 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #154395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421fbd {
  color: #421fbd;
}
Background
.bg-421fbd {
  background-color: #421fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421fbd {
  border: 2px solid #421fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 31 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421fbd, #911fbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 31 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.62 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.99 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.86 #bde042 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421fbd  rgb(66, 31, 189)  hsl(253, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#9abd1f  rgb(154, 189, 31)  hsl(73, 72%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bd421f  rgb(189, 66, 31)  hsl(13, 72%, 43%)  Rust
#1fbd42  rgb(31, 189, 66)  hsl(133, 72%, 43%)  Lime Green