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#104F8D

#104f8d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#104f8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.65% cyan, 43.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 209.76°, with 79.62% saturation and 30.78% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0763

Complementary

  1. #104f8d
  2. #8d4e10

Split complementary

  1. #104f8d
  2. #8d1010
  3. #8d8c10

Analogous

  1. #108d8c
  2. #104f8d
  3. #10108d

Triadic

  1. #104f8d
  2. #8d104f
  3. #4f8d10

Tetradic

  1. #104f8d
  2. #4e108d
  3. #8d4e10
  4. #4f8d10

Square

  1. #104f8d
  2. #8c108d
  3. #8d4e10
  4. #108d10

Monochromatic

  1. #020a12
  2. #082848
  3. #104f8d
  4. #1875d2
  5. #4b9ceb

Shades

#104f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f8d
  2. #0e477f
  3. #0d3f71
  4. #0b3763
  5. #0a2f55
  6. #082847
  7. #062038
  8. #05182a
  9. #03101c
  10. #02080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f8d
  2. #286198
  3. #4072a4
  4. #5884af
  5. #7095bb
  6. #88a7c6
  7. #9fb9d1
  8. #b7cadd
  9. #cfdce8
  10. #e7edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f8d
  2. #1b548c
  3. #26598a
  4. #325e89
  5. #3d6388
  6. #486887
  7. #536c85
  8. #5e7184
  9. #6a7683
  10. #757b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4e6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f548f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #17498c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26528e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #144b8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f8d {
  color: #104f8d;
}
Background
.bg-104f8d {
  background-color: #104f8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f8d {
  border: 2px solid #104f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 80% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f8d, #10108d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 141 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.65 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.86 #efb072 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f8d  rgb(16, 79, 141)  hsl(210, 80%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#8d4e10  rgb(141, 78, 16)  hsl(30, 80%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#8d104f  rgb(141, 16, 79)  hsl(330, 80%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#4f8d10  rgb(79, 141, 16)  hsl(90, 80%, 31%)  Avocado