What color is #82A8EC?

#82A8EC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A8EC?

The RGB value is 130, 168, 236: 130 red, 168 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A8EC?

The complementary color is #ECC682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A8EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A8EC color

#82A8EC rgb(130, 168, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82A8EC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.9% green and 92.5% blue (130, 168, 236).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 74% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#82A8EC color codes

HEX	`#82A8EC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 168, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 74%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 45%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 29%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, 4.75, -38.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 38.43, 277.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.344, 38.805, 84.81)`
Decimal	`8562924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A8EC, 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 #82A8EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A8EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #82A8EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a8ec; }
.text { color: #82a8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a8ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 168 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a8ec, #9182ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #82A8EC?: #82A8EC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A8EC?: The RGB value is 130, 168, 236: 130 red, 168 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A8EC?: The complementary color is #ECC682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A8EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.