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#104FBB — Vivid Blue

#104FBB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #104FBB 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.

#104FBB 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 #BC7D10; it also sits naturally between #10A5BC and #2710BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#104FBB · RGB 16, 79, 187

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Color values

HEX#104FBB
RGB16, 79, 187
HSL218°, 84%, 40%
HSV218°, 91%, 73%
CMYK91%, 58%, 0%, 27%
XYZ11.98, 9.29, 48.18
Yxy9.29, 0.1725, 0.1338
CIE-Lab36.54, 24.24, -61.82
Hunter Lab30.48, 18.74, -76.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 6% · Green 31% · Blue 73%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #104FBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #104FBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #104FBB

.text { color: #104FBB; }
.background { background-color: #104FBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #104FBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 79, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 84%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #104FBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 79, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #104FBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 79, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #104FBB

#0F47A9#0D419B#0C3988#0B337A#092C67#072454#061E46#041634#031026#020813

Tints of #104FBB

#135BD8#1966EB#3579ED#4D88EF#699BF2#85AEF4#9CBDF6#B9D0F9#D0E0FB#ECF3FD

Tones of #104FBB

#1D52AF#2956A3#355997#415C8B#4E5F7E#5A6372

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC7D10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.35:1 AAA
Against black text2.86:1 Fails

Best text color on #104FBB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #104FBB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #104FBB: ·

How #104FBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2B2CA1Deuteranopia · #28239BTritanopia · #138C88

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind sky 600 · #0284C7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 153e90
#153E90 · #0E49B5 · #54E346 · #FFFAA4
Smoky Ruby Harbor
#1D54BC · #CD1F5C · #5ED020 · #A8C8E8
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Velvet Ruby Tempest
#0D1C46 · #1944BE · #5FC4C9 · #B6E3EA
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Mellow Ruby Twilight
#35D61D · #4AE696 · #50D3E3 · #1949C6

Similar colors

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

#0E49B5#1D54BC#0F42C0#1944BE#1055C9#1949C6#175CC0#1E55B6#1143B0#1E4CC6#134FA9#093FB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #104FBA  ·  #104FBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #104FBB?

#104FBB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 16, 79, 187). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #104FBB?

#104FBB is RGB 16, 79, 187 — HSL 218°, 84%, 40% — CMYK 91%, 58%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #104FBB?

Its complement is #BC7D10; analogous partners are #10A5BC and #2710BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #104FBB for text?

White text on #104FBB has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.86:1.