What color is #82A6DC?

#82A6DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A6DC?

The RGB value is 130, 166, 220: 130 red, 166 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A6DC?

The complementary color is #DCB882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A6DC color

#82A6DC rgb(130, 166, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82A6DC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.1% green and 86.3% blue (130, 166, 220).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 56% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Queer Blue (#88ACE0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#82A6DC color codes

HEX	`#82A6DC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 166, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 56%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 41%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 25%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.41, 1.4, -31.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.41, 31.25, 272.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.756, 37.184, 72.989)`
Decimal	`8562396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A6DC, 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 #82A6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #82A6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a6dc; }
.text { color: #82a6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 166 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a6dc, #8b82dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #82A6DC?: #82A6DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A6DC?: The RGB value is 130, 166, 220: 130 red, 166 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A6DC?: The complementary color is #DCB882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.