Palettes / Colors / #82AAE3

#82AAE3 — Light Blue

#82AAE3 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#82AAE3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E3BB82; it also sits naturally between #82DBE3 and #8A82E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 67% · Blue 89%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #82AAE3

.text { color: #82AAE3; }
.background { background-color: #82AAE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #82AAE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 170, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 63%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #82AAE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 170, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #82AAE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 170, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#82AAE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#82AAE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #82AAE3

Tints of #82AAE3

Tones of #82AAE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3BB82:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #82AAE3: #000000.

How #82AAE3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #82AAE3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #82AAE2  ·  #82AAE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #82AAE3?

#82AAE3 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 130, 170, 227). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #82AAE3?

#82AAE3 is RGB 130, 170, 227 — HSL 215°, 63%, 70% — CMYK 43%, 25%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #82AAE3?

Its complement is #E3BB82; analogous partners are #82DBE3 and #8A82E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #82AAE3 for text?

Black text on #82AAE3 has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.