What color is #82829B?

#82829B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82829B?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 155: 130 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82829B?

The complementary color is #9B9B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82829B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82829B color

#82829B rgb(130, 130, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82829B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 60.8% blue (130, 130, 155).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#82829B color codes

HEX	`#82829B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, 5.36, -13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 14.37, 291.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.104, 23.077, 34.241)`
Decimal	`8553115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82829B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #82829B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82829B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #82829B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82829b; }
.text { color: #82829b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82829b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82829b, #8f829b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #82829B?: #82829B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82829B?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 155: 130 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82829B?: The complementary color is #9B9B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82829B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.