Palettes / Colors / #4145BE

#4145BE — Muted Blue

#4145BE is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#4145BE 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 #BEBA41; it also sits naturally between #4184BE and #7B41BE. 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 27% · Blue 75%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4145BE

.text { color: #4145BE; }
.background { background-color: #4145BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4145BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(65, 69, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 49%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4145BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(65, 69, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4145BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(65, 69, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4145BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4145BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBA41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4145BE: #FFFFFF.

How #4145BE 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 #4145BE 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 #4145BE?

#4145BE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 65, 69, 190). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4145BE?

#4145BE is RGB 65, 69, 190 — HSL 238°, 49%, 50% — CMYK 66%, 64%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #4145BE?

Its complement is #BEBA41; analogous partners are #4184BE and #7B41BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4145BE for text?

White text on #4145BE has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.82:1.