Palettes / Colors / #233157

#233157 — Deep Muted Blue

#233157 is a blue color we call Deep Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

#233157 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #584923; it also sits naturally between #234B58 and #2F2358. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 19% · Blue 34%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 66%

Previews

CSS code for #233157

.text { color: #233157; }
.background { background-color: #233157; }
.border { border: 3px solid #233157; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 49, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 43%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #233157; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 49, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #233157; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 49, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#233157">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#233157">Div content here</div>

Shades of #233157

Tints of #233157

Tones of #233157

Color harmonies

Complementary — #584923:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #233157: #FFFFFF.

How #233157 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #233157 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #233157?

#233157 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 49, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #233157?

#233157 is RGB 35, 49, 87 — HSL 224°, 43%, 24% — CMYK 60%, 44%, 0%, 66%.

What colors go with #233157?

Its complement is #584923; analogous partners are #234B58 and #2F2358. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #233157 for text?

White text on #233157 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.65:1.