What color is #82ABF1?

#82ABF1 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 #82ABF1?

The RGB value is 130, 171, 241: 130 red, 171 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82ABF1?

The complementary color is #F1C882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82ABF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82ABF1 color

#82ABF1 rgb(130, 171, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82ABF1 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 67.1% green and 94.5% blue (130, 171, 241).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 80% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#82ABF1 color codes

HEX	`#82ABF1`
RGB	`rgb(130, 171, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 67.1%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 80%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 46%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 29%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, 4.49, -39.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 39.54, 276.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.641, 40.22, 88.876)`
Decimal	`8563697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82ABF1, 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 #82ABF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82ABF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #82ABF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82abf1; }
.text { color: #82abf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82abf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 171 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82abf1, #9082f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #82ABF1?: #82ABF1 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 #82ABF1?: The RGB value is 130, 171, 241: 130 red, 171 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82ABF1?: The complementary color is #F1C882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82ABF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.