Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #024AF2

#024AF2 — Vivid Blue

#024AF2 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 #024AF2 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.

#024AF2 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 #F2AA02; it also sits naturally between #02C2F2 and #3202F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#024AF2 · RGB 2, 74, 242

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#024AF2
RGB2, 74, 242
HSL222°, 98%, 48%
HSV222°, 99%, 95%
CMYK99%, 69%, 0%, 5%
XYZ18.50, 11.32, 85.21
Yxy11.32, 0.1608, 0.0984
CIE-Lab40.12, 47.89, -87.56
Hunter Lab33.65, 41.72, -133.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 29% · Blue 95%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #024AF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #024AF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #024AF2

.text { color: #024AF2; }
.background { background-color: #024AF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024AF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 74, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 98%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024AF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 74, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024AF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 74, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#024AF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024AF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #024AF2

#0244DE#023CC5#0236B1#022F97#012883#01226F#011A56#011442#000C28#000614

Tints of #024AF2

#1258FD#2B6AFD#3F78FD#588AFD#729CFE#8BADFE#A4BFFE#B8CDFE#D2DFFF#EBF1FF

Tones of #024AF2

#1451E1#2558D0#365FBF#4766AE#586D9D#69748C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2AA02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.43:1 AA
Against black text3.26:1 AA large only

Best text color on #024AF2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024AF2

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 #024AF2: ·

How #024AF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2122C9Deuteranopia · #1D18C0Tritanopia · #06A9A2

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:

Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFDTailwind blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind sky 600 · #0284C7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #024AF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 001bb7
#001BB7 · #0046FF · #FF8040 · #F5F1DC
Palette 0046ff
#0046FF · #73C8D2 · #F5F1DC · #FF9013
Palette 001bb7
#001BB7 · #0046FF · #FF8040 · #E9E9E9
Frozen Ruby Tempest
#250F1E · #FADC51 · #1143FE · #46F990
Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA

Similar colors

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

#0046FF#1143FE#1253FC#1340FA#1345E2#1B4EF5#0055DA#1656E4#0065F8#1837F6#1E5AEA#1D47DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #024AF1  ·  #024AF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #024AF2?

#024AF2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 74, 242). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #024AF2?

#024AF2 is RGB 2, 74, 242 — HSL 222°, 98%, 48% — CMYK 99%, 69%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #024AF2?

Its complement is #F2AA02; analogous partners are #02C2F2 and #3202F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #024AF2 for text?

White text on #024AF2 has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.26:1.