Close to Yale Blue
#104F90
#104F90 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 31% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 80% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #104F90.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.26:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.54:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.26:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.54:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #104F90 as they’d see it.
#104F90 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #104F90
What color is #104F90?
#104F90 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 31% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 80% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #104F90 in RGB?
#104F90 is rgb(16, 79, 144): 16 red, 79 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #104F90 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 45, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #104F90?
PANTONE 301 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #104F90?
Its complement #75420F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.