Muted Blue Color
Muted Blue is a blue color with hex code #3B719F. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with muted blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Muted Blue Color Values
What Does Muted Blue Mean?
Muted Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Muted Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Muted Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: moderate blue, #436B95).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Muted Blue
Muted Blue and #A06A3B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #3BA09D and #3B3FA0, which sit beside muted blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair muted blue with triadic partners #A03B71 and #71A03B. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Flat Blue —
#3C73A8(Delta E 4) - Dull Blue —
#49759C(Delta E 5) - Kashmir Blue —
#507096(Delta E 7) - Peacock Blue —
#016795(Delta E 7) - SteelBlue —
#4682B4(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #3B719F; }
.background { background-color: #3B719F; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3B719F; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #3B719F40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for muted blue?
Muted Blue has the hex code #3B719F. In RGB notation it is rgb(59, 113, 159), in HSL it is hsl(208, 46%, 43%), and its OKLCH value is 0.532, 0.093, 246.4.
What does the color muted blue mean?
Blue-family colors like muted blue carry distinct psychological associations. Muted Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Muted Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with muted blue?
Muted Blue has three easy routes: its complement #A06A3B for punch, its neighbors #3BA09D and #3B3FA0 for something calmer, or triadic partners #A03B71 and #71A03B when you want energy.
Is muted blue a standard web color?
No — Muted Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #3B719F or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make muted blue lighter or darker?
To lighten muted blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DDE9F3 (lightest tint) to #0A121A (darkest shade).
About Muted Blue
Muted Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #3B719F to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.