What color is #828FA8?

#828FA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828FA8?

The RGB value is 130, 143, 168: 130 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828FA8?

The complementary color is #A89B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828FA8?

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.

#828FA8 color

#828FA8 rgb(130, 143, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #828FA8 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (130, 143, 168).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#828FA8 color codes

HEX	`#828FA8`
RGB	`rgb(130, 143, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, 0.94, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 14.74, 273.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.094, 27.217, 40.917)`
Decimal	`8556456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828FA8, 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 #828FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828FA8 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 #828FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828fa8; }
.text { color: #828fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 143 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828fa8, #8882a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828FA8?: #828FA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828FA8?: The RGB value is 130, 143, 168: 130 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828FA8?: The complementary color is #A89B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828FA8?: 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.