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#104F9F

#104f9f ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#104f9f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.94% cyan, 50.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 213.57°, with 81.71% saturation and 34.31% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0821

Complementary

  1. #104f9f
  2. #9f6010

Split complementary

  1. #104f9f
  2. #9f1910
  3. #969f10

Analogous

  1. #10969f
  2. #104f9f
  3. #19109f

Triadic

  1. #104f9f
  2. #9f104f
  3. #4f9f10

Tetradic

  1. #104f9f
  2. #60109f
  3. #9f6010
  4. #4f9f10

Square

  1. #104f9f
  2. #9f1096
  3. #9f6010
  4. #109f19

Monochromatic

  1. #020a14
  2. #092c59
  3. #104f9f
  4. #1772e4
  5. #5a9bee

Shades

#104f9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f9f
  2. #0e478f
  3. #0d3f7f
  4. #0b376f
  5. #0a2f5f
  6. #082850
  7. #062040
  8. #051830
  9. #031020
  10. #020810
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f9f
  2. #2861a9
  3. #4072b2
  4. #5884bc
  5. #7095c5
  6. #88a7cf
  7. #9fb9d9
  8. #b7cae2
  9. #cfdcec
  10. #e7edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f9f
  2. #1b549c
  3. #265999
  4. #325e96
  5. #3d6393
  6. #486890
  7. #536c8c
  8. #5e7189
  9. #6a7686
  10. #757b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #405078 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d58a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004b9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00636f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1854a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004d9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f9f {
  color: #104f9f;
}
Background
.bg-104f9f {
  background-color: #104f9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f9f {
  border: 2px solid #104f9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 82% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f9f, #19109f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 159 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.79 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.68 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.45 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.38 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.41 #efb060 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f9f  rgb(16, 79, 159)  hsl(214, 82%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#9f6010  rgb(159, 96, 16)  hsl(34, 82%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#9f104f  rgb(159, 16, 79)  hsl(334, 82%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4f9f10  rgb(79, 159, 16)  hsl(94, 82%, 34%)  Olive Drab