Palettes / Colors / #405263

#405263 — Dusty Blue

#405263 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

#405263 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 #635140; it also sits naturally between #406362 and #404163. 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 32% · Blue 39%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 61%

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

Previews

CSS code for #405263

.text { color: #405263; }
.background { background-color: #405263; }
.border { border: 3px solid #405263; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 82, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 21%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #405263; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 82, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #405263; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 82, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#405263">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#405263">Div content here</div>

Shades of #405263

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Tones of #405263

Color harmonies

Complementary — #635140:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #405263: #FFFFFF.

How #405263 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 #405263 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 #405263?

#405263 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 64, 82, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #405263?

#405263 is RGB 64, 82, 99 — HSL 209°, 21%, 32% — CMYK 35%, 17%, 0%, 61%.

What colors go with #405263?

Its complement is #635140; analogous partners are #406362 and #404163. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #405263 for text?

White text on #405263 has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.61:1.