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#104F8F

#104f8f ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#104f8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.81% cyan, 44.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 210.24°, with 79.87% saturation and 31.18% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 0.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0769

Complementary

  1. #104f8f
  2. #8f5010

Split complementary

  1. #104f8f
  2. #8f1110
  3. #8f8f10

Analogous

  1. #108f8f
  2. #104f8f
  3. #11108f

Triadic

  1. #104f8f
  2. #8f104f
  3. #4f8f10

Tetradic

  1. #104f8f
  2. #50108f
  3. #8f5010
  4. #4f8f10

Square

  1. #104f8f
  2. #8f108f
  3. #8f5010
  4. #108f11

Monochromatic

  1. #020a12
  2. #08294a
  3. #104f8f
  4. #1875d4
  5. #4d9beb

Shades

#104f8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #104f8f
  2. #0e4781
  3. #0d3f72
  4. #0b3764
  5. #0a2f56
  6. #082848
  7. #062039
  8. #05182b
  9. #03101d
  10. #02080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#104f8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #104f8f
  2. #28619a
  3. #4072a5
  4. #5884b1
  5. #7095bc
  6. #88a7c7
  7. #9fb9d2
  8. #b7cadd
  9. #cfdce9
  10. #e7edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#104f8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #104f8f
  2. #1b548e
  3. #26598c
  4. #325e8b
  5. #3d6389
  6. #486888
  7. #536c86
  8. #5e7185
  9. #6a7683
  10. #757b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4f6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5491 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #13498e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #255290 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #124c8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005979 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-104f8f {
  color: #104f8f;
}
Background
.bg-104f8f {
  background-color: #104f8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-104f8f {
  border: 2px solid #104f8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #104f8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 79 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 80% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-104f8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #104f8f, #11108f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-104f8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 79 143 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 0.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.50 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.82 #efb070 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#104f8f  rgb(16, 79, 143)  hsl(210, 80%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#8f5010  rgb(143, 80, 16)  hsl(30, 80%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#8f104f  rgb(143, 16, 79)  hsl(330, 80%, 31%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4f8f10  rgb(79, 143, 16)  hsl(90, 80%, 31%)  Olive Drab