What color is #82839B?

#82839B 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 #82839B?

The RGB value is 130, 131, 155: 130 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82839B?

The complementary color is #9B9A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82839B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82839B color

#82839B rgb(130, 131, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82839B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.4% green and 60.8% blue (130, 131, 155).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#82839B color codes

HEX	`#82839B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 131, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 4.78, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 13.77, 290.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.237, 23.345, 34.286)`
Decimal	`8553371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82839B, 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 #82839B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82839B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #82839B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82839b; }
.text { color: #82839b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82839b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 131 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82839b, #8d829b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #82839B?: #82839B 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 #82839B?: The RGB value is 130, 131, 155: 130 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82839B?: The complementary color is #9B9A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82839B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.