Information about #829BAF color

#829BAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#829BAF falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(130, 155, 175) — 51% red, 60.8% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 8 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #829BAF reads as a softly toned sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ashley Blue (#8699AB). Slightly further away sit Bali Hai (#849CA9) and Weldon Blue (#7C98AB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(130, 155, 175)), which gives #829BAF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #829BAF: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#829BAF color variations

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#829BAF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #829BAF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#829BAF
  • RGB130, 155, 175
  • CMYK18, 8, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(130, 155, 175)
  • HSL207°, 22%, 60%
  • HSL Precise206.667°, 21.951%, 59.804%
  • HSV207°, 26%, 69%
  • HSB207°, 26%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.510, 0.608, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.510, 0.608, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.510, 0.608, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID829BAF
  • DECIMAL ID8559535
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01