Close to Blue Gray
#82ABEA
#82ABEA is a light, rich blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 67.1% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 216°, with 71% saturation and 71% 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 #82ABEA.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.34:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.96:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.34:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.96:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #82ABEA as they’d see it.
#82ABEA 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 #82ABEA
What color is #82ABEA?
#82ABEA is a light, rich blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 67.1% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 216°, with 71% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #82ABEA in RGB?
#82ABEA is rgb(130, 171, 234): 130 red, 171 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #82ABEA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(44, 27, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #82ABEA?
PANTONE 284 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #82ABEA?
Its complement #C9A469 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.