What color is #828AA2?

#828AA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828AA2?

The RGB value is 130, 138, 162: 130 red, 138 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828AA2?

The complementary color is #A29A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828AA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828AA2 color

#828AA2 rgb(130, 138, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #828AA2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.1% green and 63.5% blue (130, 138, 162).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#828AA2 color codes

HEX	`#828AA2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 138, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, 2.37, -13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 13.88, 279.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.814, 25.531, 37.796)`
Decimal	`8555170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828AA2, 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 #828AA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828AA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #828AA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828aa2; }
.text { color: #828aa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828aa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 138 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828aa2, #8a82a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828AA2?: #828AA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828AA2?: The RGB value is 130, 138, 162: 130 red, 138 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828AA2?: The complementary color is #A29A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828AA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.