Palettes / Colors / #4582BF

#4582BF — Muted Blue

#4582BF is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#4582BF 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 #BF8245; it also sits naturally between #45BFBF and #4545BF. 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 27% · Green 51% · Blue 75%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4582BF

.text { color: #4582BF; }
.background { background-color: #4582BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4582BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 130, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 49%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4582BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 130, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4582BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 130, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4582BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4582BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF8245:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4582BF: #000000.

How #4582BF 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 #4582BF 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 #4582BF?

#4582BF is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 69, 130, 191). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4582BF?

#4582BF is RGB 69, 130, 191 — HSL 210°, 49%, 51% — CMYK 64%, 32%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #4582BF?

Its complement is #BF8245; analogous partners are #45BFBF and #4545BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4582BF for text?

Black text on #4582BF has a contrast ratio of 5.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.04:1.