Palettes / Colors / #254355

#254355 — Deep Muted Blue

#254355 is a blue color we call Deep Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

#254355 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 #553825; it also sits naturally between #25554F and #252B55. 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 15% · Green 26% · Blue 33%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 67%

Previews

CSS code for #254355

.text { color: #254355; }
.background { background-color: #254355; }
.border { border: 3px solid #254355; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 67, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 39%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #254355; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 67, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #254355; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 67, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#254355">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#254355">Div content here</div>

Shades of #254355

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Tones of #254355

Color harmonies

Complementary — #553825:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #254355: #FFFFFF.

How #254355 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 #254355 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 #254355?

#254355 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 37, 67, 85). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #254355?

#254355 is RGB 37, 67, 85 — HSL 203°, 39%, 24% — CMYK 56%, 21%, 0%, 67%.

What colors go with #254355?

Its complement is #553825; analogous partners are #25554F and #252B55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #254355 for text?

White text on #254355 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.01:1.