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#104F9B

#104f9b ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#104f9b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.68% cyan, 49.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 212.81°, with 81.29% saturation and 33.53% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #104f9b
  2. #9b5c10

Split complementary

  1. #104f9b
  2. #9b1710
  3. #949b10

Analogous

  1. #10949b
  2. #104f9b
  3. #17109b

Triadic

  1. #104f9b
  2. #9b104f
  3. #4f9b10

Tetradic

  1. #104f9b
  2. #5c109b
  3. #9b5c10
  4. #4f9b10

Square

  1. #104f9b
  2. #9b1094
  3. #9b5c10
  4. #109b17

Monochromatic

  1. #020912
  2. #092c56
  3. #104f9b
  4. #1772e0
  5. #569bee

Shades

#104f9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f9b
  2. #0e478c
  3. #0d3f7c
  4. #0b376d
  5. #0a2f5d
  6. #08284e
  7. #06203e
  8. #05182f
  9. #03101f
  10. #020810
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f9b
  2. #2861a5
  3. #4072af
  4. #5884b9
  5. #7095c3
  6. #88a7cd
  7. #9fb9d7
  8. #b7cae1
  9. #cfdceb
  10. #e7edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f9b
  2. #1b5498
  3. #265996
  4. #325e93
  5. #3d6390
  6. #48688e
  7. #536c8b
  8. #5e7188
  9. #6a7685
  10. #757b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #405076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22579e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004b9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00616d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c549d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004c9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f9b {
  color: #104f9b;
}
Background
.bg-104f9b {
  background-color: #104f9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f9b {
  border: 2px solid #104f9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 81% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f9b, #17109b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 155 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.27 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.93 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.67 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.59 #efb064 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f9b  rgb(16, 79, 155)  hsl(213, 81%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#9b5c10  rgb(155, 92, 16)  hsl(33, 81%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#9b104f  rgb(155, 16, 79)  hsl(333, 81%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4f9b10  rgb(79, 155, 16)  hsl(93, 81%, 34%)  Olive Drab