Palettes / Colors / #528EBA

#528EBA — Muted Blue

#528EBA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #528EBA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#528EBA 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 #BB7F54; it also sits naturally between #54BBB2 and #545CBB. 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 56% · Blue 73%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #528EBA

.text { color: #528EBA; }
.background { background-color: #528EBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #528EBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 142, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 43%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #528EBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 142, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #528EBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 142, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#528EBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#528EBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB7F54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #528EBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #528EBA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #528EBA 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 #528EBA 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

← #528EB9  ·  #528EBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #528EBA?

#528EBA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 82, 142, 186). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #528EBA?

#528EBA is RGB 82, 142, 186 — HSL 205°, 43%, 53% — CMYK 56%, 24%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #528EBA?

Its complement is #BB7F54; analogous partners are #54BBB2 and #545CBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #528EBA for text?

Black text on #528EBA has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.