What color is #828BC4?

#828BC4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828BC4?

The RGB value is 130, 139, 196: 130 red, 139 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828BC4?

The complementary color is #C4BB82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828BC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828BC4 color

#828BC4 rgb(130, 139, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #828BC4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.5% green and 76.9% blue (130, 139, 196).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#828BC4 color codes

HEX	`#828BC4`
RGB	`rgb(130, 139, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 29%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, 10.32, -30.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 32.32, 288.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.4, 27.196, 55.967)`
Decimal	`8555460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828BC4, 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 #828BC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828BC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #828BC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828bc4; }
.text { color: #828bc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828bc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 139 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828bc4, #9a82c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #828BC4?: #828BC4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828BC4?: The RGB value is 130, 139, 196: 130 red, 139 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828BC4?: The complementary color is #C4BB82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828BC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.