What color is #82CAFE?

#82CAFE is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Clear Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82CAFE?

The RGB value is 130, 202, 254: 130 red, 202 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82CAFE?

The complementary color is #FEB682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82CAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82CAFE color

#82CAFE rgb(130, 202, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82CAFE is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 79.2% green and 99.6% blue (130, 202, 254).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Clear Sky (#8ECCFE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#82CAFE color codes

HEX	`#82CAFE`
RGB	`rgb(130, 202, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 79.2%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.54, -8.76, -32.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.54, 33.63, 254.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.209, 54.139, 101.656)`
Decimal	`8571646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82CAFE, 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 #82CAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82CAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #82CAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82cafe; }
.text { color: #82cafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82cafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 202 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82cafe, #828cfe); }

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Questions

What color is #82CAFE?: #82CAFE is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Clear Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82CAFE?: The RGB value is 130, 202, 254: 130 red, 202 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82CAFE?: The complementary color is #FEB682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82CAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.