#528CC6

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(62.5% 0.107 249.9), rgb(82, 140, 198).

Black text reads best on this color (5.92:1).

About this color

#528CC6 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.107 and its hue 250°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.92:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.107)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	5.92:1
White text	3.54:1

Values

HEX	#528CC6
RGB	rgb(82, 140, 198)
HSL	hsl(210, 50%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.107 249.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #528CC6	3.54:1	AA large text	Lc -68.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #528CC6	5.92:1	AA	Lc 41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#528CC6 text on white	3.54:1	AA large text	Lc 62.8	Content text, not long reading
#528CC6 text on black	5.92:1	AA	Lc -38.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F2F6FA

oklch(97.1% 0.007 247.9)
Step 100
100

#E2EBF4

oklch(93.6% 0.016 248)
Step 200
200

#CBDBEC

oklch(88.5% 0.029 249.8)
Step 300
300

#A8C4E2

oklch(81% 0.052 250.3)
Step 400
400

#78A5D3

oklch(70.7% 0.083 249.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#528CC6

oklch(62.5% 0.107 249.9)
Step 600
600

#3777B5

oklch(55.7% 0.117 250.1)
Step 700
700

#29649B

oklch(49.2% 0.107 249.6)
Step 800
800

#23517E

oklch(42.6% 0.09 250.4)
Step 900
900

#224465

oklch(37.7% 0.069 249.5)
Step 950
950

#15283B

oklch(27.1% 0.044 249.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#528CC6 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#748EC9	0.040
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6483C5	0.029
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#009AA0	0.091
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.107