Palettes / Colors / #283F74

#283F74 — Muted Blue

#283F74 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #283F74 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.

#283F74 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 #765F28; it also sits naturally between #286676 and #382876. 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 25% · Blue 45%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%

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

Previews

CSS code for #283F74

.text { color: #283F74; }
.background { background-color: #283F74; }
.border { border: 3px solid #283F74; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 63, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 49%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #283F74; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 63, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #283F74; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 63, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#283F74">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#283F74">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #765F28:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #283F74: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #283F74

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 #283F74 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 #283F74 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 #283F74?

#283F74 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 40, 63, 116). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #283F74?

#283F74 is RGB 40, 63, 116 — HSL 222°, 49%, 31% — CMYK 66%, 46%, 0%, 55%.

What colors go with #283F74?

Its complement is #765F28; analogous partners are #286676 and #382876. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #283F74 for text?

White text on #283F74 has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.05:1.