Close to Lavender Purple
#8282BC
#8282BC is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 51% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8282BC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.87:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.87:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8282BC as they’d see it.
#8282BC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8282BC
What color is #8282BC?
#8282BC is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 51% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8282BC in RGB?
#8282BC is rgb(130, 130, 188): 130 red, 130 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8282BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(31, 31, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8282BC?
PANTONE 2640 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8282BC?
Its complement #898B4F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.