Palettes / Colors / #282957

#282957 — Deep Muted Blue

#282957 is a blue color we call Deep Muted Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #282957 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.

#282957 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 #575728; it also sits naturally between #284157 and #3F2857. 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 16% · Green 16% · Blue 34%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 66%

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

Previews

CSS code for #282957

.text { color: #282957; }
.background { background-color: #282957; }
.border { border: 3px solid #282957; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 41, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 37%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #282957; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 41, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #282957; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 41, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#282957">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#282957">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #575728:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #282957: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #282957

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 #282957 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 #282957 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 #282957?

#282957 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 40, 41, 87). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #282957?

#282957 is RGB 40, 41, 87 — HSL 239°, 37%, 25% — CMYK 54%, 53%, 0%, 66%.

What colors go with #282957?

Its complement is #575728; analogous partners are #284157 and #3F2857. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #282957 for text?

White text on #282957 has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.55:1.