Palettes / Colors / #5287BC

#5287BC — Muted Blue

#5287BC is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#5287BC 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 #BC8752; it also sits naturally between #52BCBC and #5252BC. 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 32% · Green 53% · Blue 74%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5287BC

.text { color: #5287BC; }
.background { background-color: #5287BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5287BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 135, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 44%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5287BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 135, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5287BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 135, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5287BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5287BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8752:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5287BC: #000000.

How #5287BC 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 #5287BC 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 #5287BC?

#5287BC is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 82, 135, 188). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5287BC?

#5287BC is RGB 82, 135, 188 — HSL 210°, 44%, 53% — CMYK 56%, 28%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #5287BC?

Its complement is #BC8752; analogous partners are #52BCBC and #5252BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5287BC for text?

Black text on #5287BC has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.