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#244B60 — Deep Muted Blue

#244B60 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 #244B60 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.

#244B60 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 #603924; it also sits naturally between #246057 and #242D60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#244B60 · RGB 36, 75, 96

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Color values

HEX#244B60
RGB36, 75, 96
HSL201°, 45%, 26%
HSV201°, 63%, 38%
CMYK63%, 22%, 0%, 62%
XYZ5.35, 6.25, 11.99
Yxy6.25, 0.2269, 0.2649
CIE-Lab30.04, -6.76, -16.49
Hunter Lab25.00, -4.26, -12.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 29% · Blue 38%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

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

Previews

Sample text in #244B60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #244B60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #244B60

.text { color: #244B60; }
.background { background-color: #244B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #244B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 75, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 45%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #244B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 75, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #244B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 75, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#244B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#244B60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #244B60

#224559#1F4051#1B3746#18313F#152B37#122630#0F2029#0B171E#081116#060C0F

Tints of #244B60

#2E607A#387494#4288AE#559ABE#6FA9C8#89B8D2#A3C8DC#BCD7E6#D6E7F0#F0F6F9

Tones of #244B60

#284A5C#2D4958#314754#36464F#3A454B#3E4346

Color harmonies

Complementary — #603924:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text9.33:1 AAA
Against black text2.25:1 Fails

Best text color on #244B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #244B60

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #244B60: ·

How #244B60 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #35355BDeuteranopia · #33305ATritanopia · #265756

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:

Tailwind slate 600 · #475569Tailwind gray 600 · #4B5563Tailwind zinc 600 · #52525B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #244B60 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #234C63 · #379956 · #FFC85B
Silent Ruby Orchard
#3F9468 · #2B8D89 · #264660 · #4149AE
Palette F4f7f7
#F4F7F7 · #79A8A9 · #4D727E · #1F4E5F
Silent Tempest
#7AB0D2 · #599ECA · #234D67 · #122E3F
Palette 27445d
#27445D · #497D74 · #71BBB2 · #EFE9D5
Palette 002b5b
#002B5B · #2B4865 · #256D85 · #8FE3CF

Similar colors

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

#234C63#264660#1F4E5F#234D67#27445D#2B4865#205266#234C6A#23486A#21425B#1B515E#1D4C57

Browse neighbouring colors

← #244B5F  ·  #244B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #244B60?

#244B60 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 36, 75, 96). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #244B60?

#244B60 is RGB 36, 75, 96 — HSL 201°, 45%, 26% — CMYK 63%, 22%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #244B60?

Its complement is #603924; analogous partners are #246057 and #242D60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #244B60 for text?

White text on #244B60 has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.25:1.