Palettes / Colors / #104F99

#104F99 — Vivid Blue

#104F99 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #104F99 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#104F99 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #985910; it also sits naturally between #109498 and #151098. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 6% · Green 31% · Blue 60%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #104F99

.text { color: #104F99; }
.background { background-color: #104F99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #104F99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 79, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 81%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #104F99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 79, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #104F99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 79, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#104F99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#104F99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #985910:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #104F99: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #104F99

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #104F99 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #104F99 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #104F98  ·  #104F9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #104F99?

#104F99 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 16, 79, 153). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #104F99?

#104F99 is RGB 16, 79, 153 — HSL 212°, 81%, 33% — CMYK 90%, 48%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #104F99?

Its complement is #985910; analogous partners are #109498 and #151098. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #104F99 for text?

White text on #104F99 has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.60:1.