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#82B1FF Material Blue A100
#82B1FF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 69.4% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #82B1FF.
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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2.17:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.68:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.17:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.68:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #82B1FF as they’d see it.
#82B1FF 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 #82B1FF
What color is #82B1FF?
#82B1FF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 69.4% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #82B1FF in RGB?
#82B1FF is rgb(130, 177, 255): 130 red, 177 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #82B1FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 31, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #82B1FF?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #82B1FF?
Its complement #D4AA60 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.