Palettes / Colors / #404161

#404161 — Dusty Blue

#404161 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

#404161 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 #626141; it also sits naturally between #415362 and #514162. 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 25% · Green 25% · Blue 38%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #404161

.text { color: #404161; }
.background { background-color: #404161; }
.border { border: 3px solid #404161; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 65, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 20%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #404161; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 65, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #404161; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 65, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#404161">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#404161">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #626141:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #404161: #FFFFFF.

How #404161 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 #404161 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 #404161?

#404161 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 64, 65, 97). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #404161?

#404161 is RGB 64, 65, 97 — HSL 238°, 20%, 32% — CMYK 34%, 33%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #404161?

Its complement is #626141; analogous partners are #415362 and #514162. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #404161 for text?

White text on #404161 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.15:1.