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#104F8B

#104f8b ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#104f8b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.49% cyan, 43.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 209.27°, with 79.35% saturation and 30.39% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0757

Complementary

  1. #104f8b
  2. #8b4c10

Split complementary

  1. #104f8b
  2. #8b1011
  3. #8b8910

Analogous

  1. #108b89
  2. #104f8b
  3. #10118b

Triadic

  1. #104f8b
  2. #8b104f
  3. #4f8b10

Tetradic

  1. #104f8b
  2. #4c108b
  3. #8b4c10
  4. #4f8b10

Square

  1. #104f8b
  2. #89108b
  3. #8b4c10
  4. #118b10

Monochromatic

  1. #020a12
  2. #082846
  3. #104f8b
  4. #1876d0
  5. #4a9cea

Shades

#104f8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f8b
  2. #0e477d
  3. #0d3f6f
  4. #0b3761
  5. #0a2f53
  6. #082846
  7. #062038
  8. #05182a
  9. #03101c
  10. #02080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f8b
  2. #286197
  3. #4072a2
  4. #5884ae
  5. #7095b9
  6. #88a7c5
  7. #9fb9d1
  8. #b7cadc
  9. #cfdce8
  10. #e7edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f8b
  2. #1b548a
  3. #265989
  4. #325e88
  5. #3d6387
  6. #486886
  7. #536c84
  8. #5e7183
  9. #6a7682
  10. #757b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4e6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #31548d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a498a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27528c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #164b8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f8b {
  color: #104f8b;
}
Background
.bg-104f8b {
  background-color: #104f8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f8b {
  border: 2px solid #104f8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 79% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f8b, #10118b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 139 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.76 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.82 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.81 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.89 #efb074 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f8b  rgb(16, 79, 139)  hsl(209, 79%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#8b4c10  rgb(139, 76, 16)  hsl(29, 79%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#8b104f  rgb(139, 16, 79)  hsl(329, 79%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#4f8b10  rgb(79, 139, 16)  hsl(89, 79%, 30%)  Avocado