Palettes / Colors / #024588
#024588 — Deep Vivid Blue
#024588 is a blue color we call Deep Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #024588 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.
#024588 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 #884502; it also sits naturally between #028888 and #020288. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #024588 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 69, 136 |
| HSL | 210°, 97%, 27% |
| HSV | 210°, 99%, 53% |
| CMYK | 99%, 49%, 0%, 47% |
| XYZ | 6.60, 6.05, 24.11 |
| Yxy | 6.05, 0.1795, 0.1645 |
| CIE-Lab | 29.53, 9.23, -42.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 24.59, 6.27, -43.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 27% · Blue 53%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #024588
.text { color: #024588; }
.background { background-color: #024588; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024588; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 69, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 97%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024588; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 69, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024588; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 69, 136, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#024588">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024588">Div content here</div>
Shades of #024588
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Tones of #024588
Color harmonies
Complementary — #884502:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 9.51:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.21:1 Fails |
Best text color on #024588: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024588
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #024588: ·
How #024588 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 #024588 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #024588?
#024588 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 69, 136). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #024588?
#024588 is RGB 2, 69, 136 — HSL 210°, 97%, 27% — CMYK 99%, 49%, 0%, 47%.
What colors go with #024588?
Its complement is #884502; analogous partners are #028888 and #020288. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #024588 for text?
White text on #024588 has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.21:1.