Palettes / Colors / #0861BA

#0861BA — Vivid Blue

#0861BA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#0861BA 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 #BA6108; it also sits naturally between #08BABA and #0808BA. 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 3% · Green 38% · Blue 73%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #0861BA

.text { color: #0861BA; }
.background { background-color: #0861BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0861BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 97, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 92%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0861BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 97, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0861BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 97, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0861BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0861BA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA6108:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0861BA: #FFFFFF.

How #0861BA 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #0861BA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #0861BA?

#0861BA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 97, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0861BA?

#0861BA is RGB 8, 97, 186 — HSL 210°, 92%, 38% — CMYK 96%, 48%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #0861BA?

Its complement is #BA6108; analogous partners are #08BABA and #0808BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0861BA for text?

White text on #0861BA has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.43:1.