Palettes / Colors / #588CD5

#588CD5 — Blue

#588CD5 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#588CD5 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 #D5A158; it also sits naturally between #58CBD5 and #6258D5. 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 55% · Blue 84%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #588CD5

.text { color: #588CD5; }
.background { background-color: #588CD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #588CD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(88, 140, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 60%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #588CD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(88, 140, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #588CD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(88, 140, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#588CD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#588CD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #588CD5

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Tones of #588CD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5A158:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #588CD5: #000000.

How #588CD5 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 #588CD5 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 #588CD5?

#588CD5 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 88, 140, 213). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #588CD5?

#588CD5 is RGB 88, 140, 213 — HSL 215°, 60%, 59% — CMYK 59%, 34%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #588CD5?

Its complement is #D5A158; analogous partners are #58CBD5 and #6258D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #588CD5 for text?

Black text on #588CD5 has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.