Palettes / Colors / #3A6784

#3A6784 — Muted Blue

#3A6784 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#3A6784 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 #83573A; it also sits naturally between #3A837C and #3A4183. 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 23% · Green 40% · Blue 52%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3A6784

.text { color: #3A6784; }
.background { background-color: #3A6784; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3A6784; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(58, 103, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 39%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3A6784; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(58, 103, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3A6784; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(58, 103, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3A6784">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3A6784">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83573A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3A6784: #FFFFFF.

How #3A6784 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 #3A6784 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 #3A6784?

#3A6784 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 58, 103, 132). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3A6784?

#3A6784 is RGB 58, 103, 132 — HSL 204°, 39%, 37% — CMYK 56%, 22%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #3A6784?

Its complement is #83573A; analogous partners are #3A837C and #3A4183. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3A6784 for text?

White text on #3A6784 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.