Close to Cornflower Blue
#528EEE
#528EEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 55.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #528EEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.46:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.46:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #528EEE as they’d see it.
#528EEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #528EEE
What color is #528EEE?
#528EEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 55.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #528EEE in RGB?
#528EEE is rgb(82, 142, 238): 82 red, 142 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #528EEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(66, 40, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #528EEE?
PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #528EEE?
Its complement #B9852A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.