Palettes / Colors / #3E35A6

#3E35A6 — Muted Blue

#3E35A6 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#3E35A6 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 #9DA735; it also sits naturally between #3564A7 and #7735A7. 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 24% · Green 21% · Blue 65%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

Previews

CSS code for #3E35A6

.text { color: #3E35A6; }
.background { background-color: #3E35A6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3E35A6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(62, 53, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 52%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3E35A6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(62, 53, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3E35A6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(62, 53, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3E35A6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3E35A6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3E35A6

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Tones of #3E35A6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DA735:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3E35A6: #FFFFFF.

How #3E35A6 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 #3E35A6 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

← #3E35A5  ·  #3E35A7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3E35A6?

#3E35A6 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 62, 53, 166). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3E35A6?

#3E35A6 is RGB 62, 53, 166 — HSL 245°, 52%, 43% — CMYK 63%, 68%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #3E35A6?

Its complement is #9DA735; analogous partners are #3564A7 and #7735A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3E35A6 for text?

White text on #3E35A6 has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.26:1.