Palettes / Colors / #4149AE

#4149AE — Muted Blue

#4149AE is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#4149AE 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 #AFA841; it also sits naturally between #417FAF and #7041AF. 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 29% · Blue 68%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #4149AE

.text { color: #4149AE; }
.background { background-color: #4149AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4149AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(65, 73, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 46%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4149AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(65, 73, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4149AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(65, 73, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4149AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4149AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFA841:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4149AE: #FFFFFF.

How #4149AE 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 #4149AE

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 #4149AE?

#4149AE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 65, 73, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4149AE?

#4149AE is RGB 65, 73, 174 — HSL 236°, 46%, 47% — CMYK 63%, 58%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #4149AE?

Its complement is #AFA841; analogous partners are #417FAF and #7041AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4149AE for text?

White text on #4149AE has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.79:1.