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#104F9A

#104f9a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#104f9a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 30.98% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.61% cyan, 48.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 212.61°, with 81.18% saturation and 33.33% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0804

Complementary

  1. #104f9a
  2. #9a5b10

Split complementary

  1. #104f9a
  2. #9a1610
  3. #949a10

Analogous

  1. #10949a
  2. #104f9a
  3. #16109a

Triadic

  1. #104f9a
  2. #9a104f
  3. #4f9a10

Tetradic

  1. #104f9a
  2. #5b109a
  3. #9a5b10
  4. #4f9a10

Square

  1. #104f9a
  2. #9a1094
  3. #9a5b10
  4. #109a16

Monochromatic

  1. #020912
  2. #092b55
  3. #104f9a
  4. #1773df
  5. #569bed

Shades

#104f9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f9a
  2. #0e478b
  3. #0d3f7b
  4. #0b376c
  5. #0a2f5c
  6. #08284d
  7. #06203e
  8. #05182e
  9. #03101f
  10. #02080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f9a
  2. #2861a4
  3. #4072ae
  4. #5884b8
  5. #7095c2
  6. #88a7cd
  7. #9fb9d7
  8. #b7cae1
  9. #cfdceb
  10. #e7edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f9a
  2. #1b5497
  3. #265995
  4. #325e92
  5. #3d6390
  6. #48688d
  7. #536c8a
  8. #5e7188
  9. #6a7685
  10. #757b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f5075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23569d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004a99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00616d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d549c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004c99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f9a {
  color: #104f9a;
}
Background
.bg-104f9a {
  background-color: #104f9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f9a {
  border: 2px solid #104f9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 81% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f9a, #16109a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 154 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.15 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.35 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.15 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.73 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.63 #efb065 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f9a  rgb(16, 79, 154)  hsl(213, 81%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#9a5b10  rgb(154, 91, 16)  hsl(33, 81%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#9a104f  rgb(154, 16, 79)  hsl(333, 81%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4f9a10  rgb(79, 154, 16)  hsl(93, 81%, 33%)  Olive Drab