Palettes / Colors / #5883BB

#5883BB — Muted Blue

#5883BB is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#5883BB 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 #BB9058; it also sits naturally between #58B4BB and #5F58BB. 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 51% · Blue 73%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5883BB

.text { color: #5883BB; }
.background { background-color: #5883BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5883BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(88, 131, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 42%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5883BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(88, 131, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5883BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(88, 131, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5883BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5883BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB9058:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5883BB: #000000.

How #5883BB 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 #5883BB 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 #5883BB?

#5883BB is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 88, 131, 187). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5883BB?

#5883BB is RGB 88, 131, 187 — HSL 214°, 42%, 54% — CMYK 53%, 30%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #5883BB?

Its complement is #BB9058; analogous partners are #58B4BB and #5F58BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5883BB for text?

Black text on #5883BB has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.90:1.