Palettes / Colors / #0891C1

#0891C1 — Vivid Blue

#0891C1 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #0891C1 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.

#0891C1 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 #BF3908; it also sits naturally between #08BF94 and #0833BF. 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 57% · Blue 76%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0891C1

.text { color: #0891C1; }
.background { background-color: #0891C1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0891C1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 145, 193); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0891C1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 145, 193, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0891C1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 145, 193, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0891C1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0891C1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF3908:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0891C1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0891C1

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 #0891C1 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 #0891C1 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 #0891C1?

#0891C1 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 145, 193). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0891C1?

#0891C1 is RGB 8, 145, 193 — HSL 196°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 96%, 25%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #0891C1?

Its complement is #BF3908; analogous partners are #08BF94 and #0833BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0891C1 for text?

Black text on #0891C1 has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.