Palettes / Colors / #5343BD

#5343BD — Muted Blue

#5343BD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#5343BD 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 #ACBD42; it also sits naturally between #426FBD and #9042BD. 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 33% · Green 26% · Blue 74%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #5343BD

.text { color: #5343BD; }
.background { background-color: #5343BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5343BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 67, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 48%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5343BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 67, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5343BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 67, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5343BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5343BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACBD42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5343BD: #FFFFFF.

How #5343BD 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 #5343BD

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 #5343BD?

#5343BD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 83, 67, 189). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5343BD?

#5343BD is RGB 83, 67, 189 — HSL 248°, 48%, 50% — CMYK 56%, 65%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #5343BD?

Its complement is #ACBD42; analogous partners are #426FBD and #9042BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5343BD for text?

White text on #5343BD has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.91:1.