Palettes / Colors / #405396

#405396 — Muted Blue

#405396 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#405396 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 #968340; it also sits naturally between #407E96 and #594096. 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 33% · Blue 59%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #405396

.text { color: #405396; }
.background { background-color: #405396; }
.border { border: 3px solid #405396; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 83, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 40%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #405396; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 83, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #405396; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 83, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#405396">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#405396">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #968340:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #405396: #FFFFFF.

How #405396 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 #405396 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 #405396?

#405396 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 64, 83, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #405396?

#405396 is RGB 64, 83, 150 — HSL 227°, 40%, 42% — CMYK 57%, 45%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #405396?

Its complement is #968340; analogous partners are #407E96 and #594096. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #405396 for text?

White text on #405396 has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.90:1.