Palettes / Colors / #464B71

#464B71 — Dusty Blue

#464B71 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#464B71 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 #716C47; it also sits naturally between #476171 and #574771. 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 29% · Blue 44%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 56%

Previews

CSS code for #464B71

.text { color: #464B71; }
.background { background-color: #464B71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #464B71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 75, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 23%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #464B71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 75, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #464B71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 75, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#464B71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#464B71">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #716C47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #464B71: #FFFFFF.

How #464B71 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 #464B71

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 #464B71?

#464B71 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 70, 75, 113). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #464B71?

#464B71 is RGB 70, 75, 113 — HSL 233°, 23%, 36% — CMYK 38%, 34%, 0%, 56%.

What colors go with #464B71?

Its complement is #716C47; analogous partners are #476171 and #574771. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #464B71 for text?

White text on #464B71 has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.51:1.