What color is #82869C?

#82869C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82869C?

The RGB value is 130, 134, 156: 130 red, 134 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82869C?

The complementary color is #9C9882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82869C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82869C color

#82869C rgb(130, 134, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82869C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.5% green and 61.2% blue (130, 134, 156).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#82869C color codes

HEX	`#82869C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 134, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 3.27, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 12.63, 285.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.73, 24.196, 34.866)`
Decimal	`8554140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82869C, 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 #82869C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82869C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #82869C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82869c; }
.text { color: #82869c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82869c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 134 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82869c, #8b829c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82869C?: #82869C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82869C?: The RGB value is 130, 134, 156: 130 red, 134 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82869C?: The complementary color is #9C9882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82869C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.