Palettes / Colors / #234A67

#234A67 — Deep Muted Blue

#234A67 is a blue color we call Deep Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #234A67 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#234A67 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 #674023; it also sits naturally between #236762 and #232867. 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 29% · Blue 40%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 60%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #234A67

.text { color: #234A67; }
.background { background-color: #234A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #234A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 74, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 49%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #234A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 74, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #234A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 74, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#234A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#234A67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #674023:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #234A67: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #234A67

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #234A67 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #234A67 rather than the exact color:

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 #234A67?

#234A67 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 74, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #234A67?

#234A67 is RGB 35, 74, 103 — HSL 206°, 49%, 27% — CMYK 66%, 28%, 0%, 60%.

What colors go with #234A67?

Its complement is #674023; analogous partners are #236762 and #232867. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #234A67 for text?

White text on #234A67 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.25:1.