Palettes / Colors / #4170AA

#4170AA — Muted Blue

#4170AA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #4170AA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4170AA 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 #AA7B41; it also sits naturally between #41A5AA and #4641AA. 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 44% · Blue 67%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4170AA

.text { color: #4170AA; }
.background { background-color: #4170AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4170AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(65, 112, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 45%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4170AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(65, 112, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4170AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(65, 112, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4170AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4170AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA7B41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4170AA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4170AA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4170AA 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 #4170AA 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 #4170AA?

#4170AA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 65, 112, 170). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4170AA?

#4170AA is RGB 65, 112, 170 — HSL 213°, 45%, 46% — CMYK 62%, 34%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #4170AA?

Its complement is #AA7B41; analogous partners are #41A5AA and #4641AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4170AA for text?

White text on #4170AA has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.12:1.