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#104F8C

#104f8c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#104f8c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.57% cyan, 43.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 209.52°, with 79.49% saturation and 30.59% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.076

Complementary

  1. #104f8c
  2. #8c4d10

Split complementary

  1. #104f8c
  2. #8c1011
  3. #8c8b10

Analogous

  1. #108c8b
  2. #104f8c
  3. #10118c

Triadic

  1. #104f8c
  2. #8c104f
  3. #4f8c10

Tetradic

  1. #104f8c
  2. #4d108c
  3. #8c4d10
  4. #4f8c10

Square

  1. #104f8c
  2. #8b108c
  3. #8c4d10
  4. #118c10

Monochromatic

  1. #020a12
  2. #082847
  3. #104f8c
  4. #1876d1
  5. #4b9cea

Shades

#104f8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f8c
  2. #0e477e
  3. #0d3f70
  4. #0b3762
  5. #0a2f54
  6. #082846
  7. #062038
  8. #05182a
  9. #03101c
  10. #02080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f8c
  2. #286198
  3. #4072a3
  4. #5884af
  5. #7095ba
  6. #88a7c6
  7. #9fb9d1
  8. #b7cadd
  9. #cfdce8
  10. #e7edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f8c
  2. #1b548b
  3. #26598a
  4. #325e88
  5. #3d6387
  6. #486886
  7. #536c85
  8. #5e7184
  9. #6a7682
  10. #757b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4e6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #30548e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #18498b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26528d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #154b8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f8c {
  color: #104f8c;
}
Background
.bg-104f8c {
  background-color: #104f8c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f8c {
  border: 2px solid #104f8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 79% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f8c, #10118c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 140 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.36 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.15 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.73 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.87 #efb073 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f8c  rgb(16, 79, 140)  hsl(210, 79%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#8c4d10  rgb(140, 77, 16)  hsl(30, 79%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#8c104f  rgb(140, 16, 79)  hsl(330, 79%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#4f8c10  rgb(79, 140, 16)  hsl(90, 79%, 31%)  Avocado