#82B2D4 Color

#82B2D4 is rgb(130, 178, 212) in RGB, hsl(205, 49%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 16%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82B2D4

HEX#82B2D4

RGBrgb(130, 178, 212)

HSLhsl(205, 49%, 67%)

HSVhsv(205, 39%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 16%, 0%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.071 239.8)

LABlab(70.09% -10.04 -22.66)

LCHlch(70.09% 24.78 246.10)

What #82B2D4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #82B2D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 6.52 Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.63 Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 6.89 Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 7.26 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.59 Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.85

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#82B2D4 Channel Values

How #82B2D4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 130 · G 178 · B 212	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 205° · S 49% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 205° · S 39% · V 83%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 39% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 17%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.27:1 vs white · 9.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82B2D4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #82B2D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82B2D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #82B2D4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #82B2D4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#82B2D4

Protanopia#ABABD4

Protanomaly#9CAED4

Deuteranopia#A4A4D5

Deuteranomaly#98AAD5

Tritanopia#7AB7B7

Tritanomaly#7EB5C3

Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #82B2D4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-82b2d4: #82B2D4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82B2D4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82b2d4': '#82B2D4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.698, blue: 0.831)

Android XML<color name="color_82b2d4">#82B2D4</color>

SVG fillfill="#82B2D4"

More Blue Colors

#82B2D4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#82B2D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82B2D4?

#82B2D4 is a light blue — rgb(130, 178, 212) in RGB and hsl(205, 49%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #82B2D4?

#82B2D4 is rgb(130, 178, 212) — red 130, green 178, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82B2D4?

#82B2D4 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 16%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82B2D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82B2D4 scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82B2D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82B2D4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.57, which is visibly different.

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