Palettes / Colors / #264673

#264673 — Muted Blue

#264673 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

#264673 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 #735326; it also sits naturally between #266C73 and #2D2673. 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 27% · Blue 45%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%

Previews

CSS code for #264673

.text { color: #264673; }
.background { background-color: #264673; }
.border { border: 3px solid #264673; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(38, 70, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 50%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #264673; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(38, 70, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #264673; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(38, 70, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#264673">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#264673">Div content here</div>

Shades of #264673

Tints of #264673

Tones of #264673

Color harmonies

Complementary — #735326:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #264673: #FFFFFF.

How #264673 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 #264673 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 #264673?

#264673 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 38, 70, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #264673?

#264673 is RGB 38, 70, 115 — HSL 215°, 50%, 30% — CMYK 67%, 39%, 0%, 55%.

What colors go with #264673?

Its complement is #735326; analogous partners are #266C73 and #2D2673. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #264673 for text?

White text on #264673 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.21:1.