Palettes / Colors / #464BB4

#464BB4 — Muted Blue

#464BB4 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#464BB4 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 #B4AE46; it also sits naturally between #4682B4 and #7746B4. 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 71%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #464BB4

.text { color: #464BB4; }
.background { background-color: #464BB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #464BB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 75, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 44%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #464BB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 75, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #464BB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 75, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#464BB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#464BB4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4AE46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #464BB4: #FFFFFF.

How #464BB4 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 #464BB4 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 #464BB4?

#464BB4 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 70, 75, 180). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #464BB4?

#464BB4 is RGB 70, 75, 180 — HSL 237°, 44%, 49% — CMYK 61%, 58%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #464BB4?

Its complement is #B4AE46; analogous partners are #4682B4 and #7746B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #464BB4 for text?

White text on #464BB4 has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.93:1.