Palettes / Colors / #024BE8

#024BE8 — Vivid Blue

#024BE8 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 #024BE8 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.

#024BE8 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 #E89F02; it also sits naturally between #02BEE8 and #2C02E8. 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 1% · Green 29% · Blue 91%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #024BE8

.text { color: #024BE8; }
.background { background-color: #024BE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024BE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 75, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 98%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024BE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 75, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024BE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 75, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#024BE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024BE8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E89F02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #024BE8: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024BE8

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 #024BE8 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 #024BE8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #024BE8?

#024BE8 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 75, 232). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #024BE8?

#024BE8 is RGB 2, 75, 232 — HSL 221°, 98%, 46% — CMYK 99%, 68%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #024BE8?

Its complement is #E89F02; analogous partners are #02BEE8 and #2C02E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #024BE8 for text?

White text on #024BE8 has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.17:1.