What color is #829BCA?

#829BCA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829BCA?

The RGB value is 130, 155, 202: 130 red, 155 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829BCA?

The complementary color is #CAB182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829BCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829BCA color

#829BCA rgb(130, 155, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #829BCA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60.8% green and 79.2% blue (130, 155, 202).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#829BCA color codes

HEX	`#829BCA`
RGB	`rgb(130, 155, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 23%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, 2.73, -26.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 27.09, 275.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.585, 32.451, 60.465)`
Decimal	`8559562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829BCA, 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 #829BCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829BCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #829BCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829bca; }
.text { color: #829bca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829bca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 155 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829bca, #8d82ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #829BCA?: #829BCA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829BCA?: The RGB value is 130, 155, 202: 130 red, 155 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829BCA?: The complementary color is #CAB182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829BCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.