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#421FCE

#421fce ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#421fce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.96% cyan, 84.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 73.84% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0659

Complementary

  1. #421fce
  2. #abce1f

Split complementary

  1. #421fce
  2. #ce991f
  3. #53ce1f

Analogous

  1. #1f53ce
  2. #421fce
  3. #991fce

Triadic

  1. #421fce
  2. #ce421f
  3. #1fce42

Tetradic

  1. #421fce
  2. #ce1fab
  3. #abce1f
  4. #1fce42

Square

  1. #421fce
  2. #ce1f53
  3. #abce1f
  4. #1fce99

Monochromatic

  1. #170b49
  2. #2d158c
  3. #421fce
  4. #7154e5
  5. #a897ef

Shades

#421fce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421fce
  2. #3b1cb9
  3. #3519a5
  4. #2e1690
  5. #28137c
  6. #211067
  7. #1a0c52
  8. #14093e
  9. #0d0629
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#421fce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421fce
  2. #5535d3
  3. #684cd8
  4. #7b62dd
  5. #8e79e2
  6. #a18fe7
  7. #b3a5eb
  8. #c6bcf0
  9. #d9d2f5
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421fce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421fce
  2. #4829c6
  3. #4e32be
  4. #553cb7
  5. #5b46af
  6. #6150a7
  7. #67599f
  8. #6d6397
  9. #746d90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421fce {
  color: #421fce;
}
Background
.bg-421fce {
  background-color: #421fce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421fce {
  border: 2px solid #421fce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421fce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 31 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421fce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421fce, #991fce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421fce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 31 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.75 #bde031 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#421fce  rgb(66, 31, 206)  hsl(252, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#abce1f  rgb(171, 206, 31)  hsl(72, 74%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#ce421f  rgb(206, 66, 31)  hsl(12, 74%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1fce42  rgb(31, 206, 66)  hsl(132, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green