Palettes / Colors / #4141BE

#4141BE — Muted Blue

#4141BE is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#4141BE 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 #BEBE41; it also sits naturally between #4180BE and #8041BE. 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 75%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #4141BE

.text { color: #4141BE; }
.background { background-color: #4141BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4141BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(65, 65, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 49%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4141BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(65, 65, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4141BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(65, 65, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4141BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4141BE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4141BE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBE41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4141BE: #FFFFFF.

How #4141BE 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 #4141BE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4141BE?

#4141BE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 65, 65, 190). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4141BE?

#4141BE is RGB 65, 65, 190 — HSL 240°, 49%, 50% — CMYK 66%, 66%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #4141BE?

Its complement is #BEBE41; analogous partners are #4180BE and #8041BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4141BE for text?

White text on #4141BE has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.72:1.