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#104F8E

#104f8e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#104f8e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.73% cyan, 44.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 79.75% saturation and 30.98% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.11.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0766

Complementary

  1. #104f8e
  2. #8e4f10

Split complementary

  1. #104f8e
  2. #8e1010
  3. #8e8e10

Analogous

  1. #108e8e
  2. #104f8e
  3. #10108e

Triadic

  1. #104f8e
  2. #8e104f
  3. #4f8e10

Tetradic

  1. #104f8e
  2. #4f108e
  3. #8e4f10
  4. #4f8e10

Square

  1. #104f8e
  2. #8e108e
  3. #8e4f10
  4. #108e10

Monochromatic

  1. #020a12
  2. #082949
  3. #104f8e
  4. #1875d3
  5. #4c9beb

Shades

#104f8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f8e
  2. #0e4780
  3. #0d3f72
  4. #0b3763
  5. #0a2f55
  6. #082847
  7. #062039
  8. #05182b
  9. #03101c
  10. #02080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f8e
  2. #286199
  3. #4072a5
  4. #5884b0
  5. #7095bb
  6. #88a7c7
  7. #9fb9d2
  8. #b7cadd
  9. #cfdce8
  10. #e7edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f8e
  2. #1b548d
  3. #26598b
  4. #325e8a
  5. #3d6388
  6. #486887
  7. #536c86
  8. #5e7184
  9. #6a7683
  10. #757b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5490 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #15498d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #25528f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #134c8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f8e {
  color: #104f8e;
}
Background
.bg-104f8e {
  background-color: #104f8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f8e {
  border: 2px solid #104f8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 80% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f8e, #10108e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.90 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.58 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.84 #efb071 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f8e  rgb(16, 79, 142)  hsl(210, 80%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#8e4f10  rgb(142, 79, 16)  hsl(30, 80%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#8e104f  rgb(142, 16, 79)  hsl(330, 80%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#4f8e10  rgb(79, 142, 16)  hsl(90, 80%, 31%)  Avocado