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#104F79

#104f79 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#104f79 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 30.98% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.78% cyan, 34.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 76.64% saturation and 26.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0708

Complementary

  1. #104f79
  2. #793a10

Split complementary

  1. #104f79
  2. #79101a
  3. #796e10

Analogous

  1. #10796e
  2. #104f79
  3. #101a79

Triadic

  1. #104f79
  2. #79104f
  3. #4f7910

Tetradic

  1. #104f79
  2. #3a1079
  3. #793a10
  4. #4f7910

Square

  1. #104f79
  2. #6e1079
  3. #793a10
  4. #1a7910

Monochromatic

  1. #020c12
  2. #072335
  3. #104f79
  4. #197bbd
  5. #3da2e5

Shades

#104f79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f79
  2. #0e476d
  3. #0d3f61
  4. #0b3755
  5. #0a2f49
  6. #08283d
  7. #062030
  8. #051824
  9. #031018
  10. #02080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f79
  2. #286186
  3. #407294
  4. #5884a1
  5. #7095af
  6. #88a7bc
  7. #9fb9c9
  8. #b7cad7
  9. #cfdce4
  10. #e7edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f79
  2. #1b547a
  3. #26597a
  4. #325e7b
  5. #3d637c
  6. #48687d
  7. #536c7d
  8. #5e717e
  9. #6a767f
  10. #757b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4d61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b507b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c4778 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00595e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f507a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #244a79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00556a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f79 {
  color: #104f79;
}
Background
.bg-104f79 {
  background-color: #104f79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f79 {
  border: 2px solid #104f79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 77% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f79, #101a79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 121 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.60 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.48 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.91 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.63 #efb086 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f79  rgb(16, 79, 121)  hsl(204, 77%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#793a10  rgb(121, 58, 16)  hsl(24, 77%, 27%)  Russet
#79104f  rgb(121, 16, 79)  hsl(324, 77%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#4f7910  rgb(79, 121, 16)  hsl(84, 77%, 27%)  Sap Green