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#104F72

#104f72 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#104f72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.96% cyan, 30.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 201.43°, with 75.38% saturation and 25.49% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0692

Complementary

  1. #104f72
  2. #723310

Split complementary

  1. #104f72
  2. #72101e
  3. #726410

Analogous

  1. #107264
  2. #104f72
  3. #101e72

Triadic

  1. #104f72
  2. #72104f
  3. #4f7210

Tetradic

  1. #104f72
  2. #331072
  3. #723310
  4. #4f7210

Square

  1. #104f72
  2. #641072
  3. #723310
  4. #1e7210

Monochromatic

  1. #030c12
  2. #07212f
  3. #104f72
  4. #197db5
  5. #38a6e3

Shades

#104f72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f72
  2. #0e4767
  3. #0d3f5b
  4. #0b3750
  5. #0a2f44
  6. #082839
  7. #06202e
  8. #051822
  9. #031017
  10. #02080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f72
  2. #286180
  3. #40728e
  4. #58849c
  5. #7095aa
  6. #88a7b9
  7. #9fb9c7
  8. #b7cad5
  9. #cfdce3
  10. #e7edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f72
  2. #1b5473
  3. #265975
  4. #325e76
  5. #3d6378
  6. #486879
  7. #536c7a
  8. #5e717c
  9. #6a767d
  10. #757b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e4f74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #314671 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00585b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #314f73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #274a72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005465 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f72 {
  color: #104f72;
}
Background
.bg-104f72 {
  background-color: #104f72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f72 {
  border: 2px solid #104f72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 75% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f72, #101e72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 114 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.35 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.97 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.07 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.63 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.10 #efb08d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f72  rgb(16, 79, 114)  hsl(201, 75%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#723310  rgb(114, 51, 16)  hsl(21, 75%, 25%)  Russet
#72104f  rgb(114, 16, 79)  hsl(321, 75%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#4f7210  rgb(79, 114, 16)  hsl(81, 75%, 25%)  Sap Green