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#82CBED Color

#82CBED is rgb(130, 203, 237) in RGB, hsl(199, 75%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue (#89CFF0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82CBED
HEX#82CBED
RGBrgb(130, 203, 237)
HSLhsl(199, 75%, 72%)
HSVhsv(199, 45%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.087 229.2)
LABlab(77.82% -17.01 -24.44)
LCHlch(77.82% 29.77 235.16)

What #82CBED 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 #82CBED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#82CBED Channel Values

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

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 130 · G 203 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 75% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 45% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82CBED 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #82CBED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82CBED; 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 #82CBED

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82CBED.

How #82CBED 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#82CBED
Protanopia#C1C1ED
Protanomaly#ABC5ED
Deuteranopia#B7B7EE
Deuteranomaly#A4BFEE
Tritanopia#79D0D0
Tritanomaly#7DCEDC
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82CBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82cbed: #82CBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82CBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82cbed': '#82CBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.796, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_82cbed">#82CBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#82CBED"

More Teal Colors

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

#82CBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82CBED?

#82CBED is a light teal — rgb(130, 203, 237) in RGB and hsl(199, 75%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue (#89CFF0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.82.

What is the RGB value of #82CBED?

#82CBED is rgb(130, 203, 237) — red 130, green 203, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82CBED?

#82CBED converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82CBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82CBED scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #82CBED 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 2.89, which is very hard to tell apart.

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