What color is #82D5FF?

#82D5FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82D5FF?

The RGB value is 130, 213, 255: 130 red, 213 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82D5FF?

The complementary color is #FFAC82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82D5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82D5FF color

#82D5FF rgb(130, 213, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82D5FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 83.5% green and 100% blue (130, 213, 255).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sky (#76D6FF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#82D5FF color codes

HEX	`#82D5FF`
RGB	`rgb(130, 213, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 83.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 16%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.59, -14.24, -28.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.59, 31.7, 243.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.044, 59.55, 103.393)`
Decimal	`8574463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82D5FF, 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 #82D5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82D5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #82D5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82d5ff; }
.text { color: #82d5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82d5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 213 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82d5ff, #8297ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #82D5FF?: #82D5FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82D5FF?: The RGB value is 130, 213, 255: 130 red, 213 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82D5FF?: The complementary color is #FFAC82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82D5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.