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#0891BF Swimmer

#0891BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Swimmer. In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 56.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(8, 145, 191)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 92% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 96% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #0891BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.81:1.

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Variations of #0891BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#0891BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#0891BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #0891BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6380BE
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #798FC1
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #688EC0
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6380BE
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5687BF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009EA1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0096B2
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #878787
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #768997

#0891BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.61:1 Poor#0891BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.81:1 Good#0891BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#0891BF in CSS

/* Swimmer */
.color { color: #0891BF; }
.background { background-color: #0891BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #0891BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(8 145 191);
color: hsl(195 92% 39%);
color: oklch(0.615 0.121 229.9);

#0891BF FAQ

What color is #0891BF?

#0891BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Swimmer. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #0891BF?

#0891BF is rgb(8, 145, 191) in RGB, hsl(195, 92%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(96%, 24%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #0891BF?

The complementary color of #0891BF is #BF3608, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #0891BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #0891BF: 5.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #0891BF a warm or cool color?

#0891BF is a cool color.