Palettes / Colors / #528FEA

#528FEA — Vivid Blue

#528FEA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #528FEA 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.

#528FEA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EAAD53; it also sits naturally between #53DBEA and #6253EA. 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 92%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #528FEA

.text { color: #528FEA; }
.background { background-color: #528FEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #528FEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 143, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #528FEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 143, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #528FEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 143, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAAD53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #528FEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #528FEA

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 #528FEA 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 #528FEA 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

← #528FE9  ·  #528FEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #528FEA?

#528FEA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 82, 143, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #528FEA?

#528FEA is RGB 82, 143, 234 — HSL 216°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 65%, 39%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #528FEA?

Its complement is #EAAD53; analogous partners are #53DBEA and #6253EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #528FEA for text?

Black text on #528FEA has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.