Palettes / Colors / #2D4E80

#2D4E80 — Muted Blue

#2D4E80 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#2D4E80 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 #805F2D; it also sits naturally between #2D7880 and #352D80. 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 18% · Green 31% · Blue 50%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2D4E80

.text { color: #2D4E80; }
.background { background-color: #2D4E80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2D4E80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 78, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 48%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2D4E80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 78, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2D4E80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 78, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2D4E80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2D4E80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #805F2D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2D4E80: #FFFFFF.

How #2D4E80 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 #2D4E80 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

← #2D4E7F  ·  #2D4E81 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2D4E80?

#2D4E80 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 45, 78, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2D4E80?

#2D4E80 is RGB 45, 78, 128 — HSL 216°, 48%, 34% — CMYK 65%, 39%, 0%, 50%.

What colors go with #2D4E80?

Its complement is #805F2D; analogous partners are #2D7880 and #352D80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2D4E80 for text?

White text on #2D4E80 has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.51:1.