What color is #82A3B4?

#82A3B4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A3B4?

The RGB value is 130, 163, 180: 130 red, 163 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A3B4?

The complementary color is #B49382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A3B4 color

#82A3B4 rgb(130, 163, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82A3B4 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 63.9% green and 70.6% blue (130, 163, 180).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#82A3B4 color codes

HEX	`#82A3B4`
RGB	`rgb(130, 163, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 63.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, -7.32, -12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 14.47, 239.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.539, 34.234, 48.17)`
Decimal	`8561588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A3B4, 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 #82A3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #82A3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a3b4; }
.text { color: #82a3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 163 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a3b4, #828ab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #82A3B4?: #82A3B4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A3B4?: The RGB value is 130, 163, 180: 130 red, 163 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A3B4?: The complementary color is #B49382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.