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#024CA2 — Vivid Blue

#024CA2 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 #024CA2 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.

#024CA2 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 #A25702; it also sits naturally between #029CA2 and #0702A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#024CA2 · RGB 2, 76, 162

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Color values

HEX#024CA2
RGB2, 76, 162
HSL212°, 98%, 32%
HSV212°, 99%, 64%
CMYK99%, 53%, 0%, 36%
XYZ9.13, 7.79, 35.20
Yxy7.79, 0.1752, 0.1495
CIE-Lab33.54, 15.45, -51.85
Hunter Lab27.91, 11.22, -58.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 30% · Blue 64%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #024CA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #024CA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #024CA2

.text { color: #024CA2; }
.background { background-color: #024CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 76, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 98%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 76, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 76, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#024CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024CA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #024CA2

#014592#013E83#013979#01326A#012B5B#01244C#011D3D#011832#001123#000A14

Tints of #024CA2

#025BC0#026BE3#087AFD#2B8DFD#499DFD#68AEFD#8BC1FE#A9D1FE#CDE4FE#EBF4FF

Tones of #024CA2

#0D4D96#184E8B#244F7F#2F4F74#3B5068#46515D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A25702:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.21:1 AAA
Against black text2.56:1 Fails

Best text color on #024CA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024CA2

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 #024CA2: ·

How #024CA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #22238DDeuteranopia · #1E1888Tritanopia · #067D79

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 sky 600 · #0284C7Tailwind cyan 600 · #0891B2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #024CA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 091057
#091057 · #024CAA · #EC8305 · #DBD3D3
Palette 001a6e
#001A6E · #074799 · #009990 · #E1FFBB
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette 1e0342
#1E0342 · #0E46A3 · #9AC8CD · #E1F7F5
Hidden Saffron
#0F429E · #55B1EF · #E9A11E · #EDDB92
Palette 10439f
#10439F · #874CCC · #C65BCF · #F27BBD

Similar colors

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

#024CAA#074799#0D47A1#0E46A3#0F429E#10439F#1450A3#0D5798#134FA9#0E3DA1#0D4C92#005792

Browse neighbouring colors

← #024CA1  ·  #024CA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #024CA2?

#024CA2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 76, 162). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #024CA2?

#024CA2 is RGB 2, 76, 162 — HSL 212°, 98%, 32% — CMYK 99%, 53%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #024CA2?

Its complement is #A25702; analogous partners are #029CA2 and #0702A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #024CA2 for text?

White text on #024CA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.56:1.