Palettes / Colors / #7271CB

#7271CB — Muted Blue

#7271CB is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#7271CB 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 #C9CB72; it also sits naturally between #729DCB and #A072CB. 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 45% · Green 44% · Blue 80%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7271CB

.text { color: #7271CB; }
.background { background-color: #7271CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7271CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 113, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 46%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7271CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 113, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7271CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 113, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7271CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7271CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9CB72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7271CB: #000000.

How #7271CB 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 #7271CB 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 #7271CB?

#7271CB is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 113, 203). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7271CB?

#7271CB is RGB 114, 113, 203 — HSL 241°, 46%, 62% — CMYK 44%, 44%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #7271CB?

Its complement is #C9CB72; analogous partners are #729DCB and #A072CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7271CB for text?

Black text on #7271CB has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.