Palettes / Colors / #6074CD

#6074CD — Muted Blue

#6074CD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#6074CD 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 #CDB960; it also sits naturally between #60AACD and #8360CD. 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 38% · Green 45% · Blue 80%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #6074CD

.text { color: #6074CD; }
.background { background-color: #6074CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6074CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(96, 116, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 52%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6074CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(96, 116, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6074CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(96, 116, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6074CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6074CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDB960:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6074CD: #000000.

How #6074CD 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 #6074CD or a close neighbour

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 #6074CD?

#6074CD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 96, 116, 205). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6074CD?

#6074CD is RGB 96, 116, 205 — HSL 229°, 52%, 59% — CMYK 53%, 43%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #6074CD?

Its complement is #CDB960; analogous partners are #60AACD and #8360CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6074CD for text?

Black text on #6074CD has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.31:1.