Palettes / Colors / #586EAD

#586EAD — Muted Blue

#586EAD 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 #586EAD 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.

#586EAD 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 #AD9658; it also sits naturally between #5899AD and #6B58AD. 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 35% · Green 43% · Blue 68%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #586EAD

.text { color: #586EAD; }
.background { background-color: #586EAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #586EAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(88, 110, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 34%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #586EAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(88, 110, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #586EAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(88, 110, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#586EAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#586EAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AD9658:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #586EAD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #586EAD

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 #586EAD 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 #586EAD 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

← #586EAC  ·  #586EAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #586EAD?

#586EAD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 88, 110, 173). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #586EAD?

#586EAD is RGB 88, 110, 173 — HSL 224°, 34%, 51% — CMYK 49%, 36%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #586EAD?

Its complement is #AD9658; analogous partners are #5899AD and #6B58AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #586EAD for text?

White text on #586EAD has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.25:1.