Palettes / Colors / #086ABA

#086ABA — Vivid Blue

#086ABA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #086ABA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#086ABA 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 #BA5808; it also sits naturally between #08BAB1 and #0811BA. 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 42% · Blue 73%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #086ABA

.text { color: #086ABA; }
.background { background-color: #086ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #086ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 106, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 92%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #086ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 106, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #086ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 106, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#086ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#086ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #086ABA

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Tones of #086ABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA5808:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #086ABA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #086ABA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #086ABA 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 #086ABA 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

← #086AB9  ·  #086ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #086ABA?

#086ABA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 106, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #086ABA?

#086ABA is RGB 8, 106, 186 — HSL 207°, 92%, 38% — CMYK 96%, 43%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #086ABA?

Its complement is #BA5808; analogous partners are #08BAB1 and #0811BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #086ABA for text?

White text on #086ABA has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.78:1.