What color is #828CFE?

#828CFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828CFE?

The RGB value is 130, 140, 254: 130 red, 140 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828CFE?

The complementary color is #FEF482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828CFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828CFE color

#828CFE rgb(130, 140, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #828CFE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.9% green and 99.6% blue (130, 140, 254).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#828CFE color codes

HEX	`#828CFE`
RGB	`rgb(130, 140, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 45%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, 26.19, -58.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 63.71, 294.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.468, 30.656, 97.742)`
Decimal	`8555774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828CFE, 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 #828CFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#828CFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #828CFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828cfe; }
.text { color: #828cfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828cfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 140 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828cfe, #b682fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828CFE?: #828CFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828CFE?: The RGB value is 130, 140, 254: 130 red, 140 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828CFE?: The complementary color is #FEF482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828CFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.