Palettes / Colors / #024CA3
#024CA3 — Vivid Blue
#024CA3 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 #024CA3 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.
#024CA3 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.
Color values
| HEX | #024CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 76, 163 |
| HSL | 212°, 98%, 32% |
| HSV | 212°, 99%, 64% |
| CMYK | 99%, 53%, 0%, 36% |
| XYZ | 9.22, 7.83, 35.67 |
| Yxy | 7.83, 0.1749, 0.1484 |
| CIE-Lab | 33.62, 15.87, -52.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 27.98, 11.55, -59.76 |
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
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CSS code for #024CA3
.text { color: #024CA3; }
.background { background-color: #024CA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024CA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 76, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 98%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024CA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 76, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024CA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 76, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#024CA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024CA3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A25702:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 8.19:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.57:1 Fails |
Best text color on #024CA3: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024CA3
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 #024CA3: ·
How #024CA3 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 #024CA3 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 #024CA3?
#024CA3 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 76, 163). Its closest standard named color is Teal.
What is the RGB and HSL of #024CA3?
#024CA3 is RGB 2, 76, 163 — HSL 212°, 98%, 32% — CMYK 99%, 53%, 0%, 36%.
What colors go with #024CA3?
Its complement is #A25702; analogous partners are #029CA2 and #0702A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #024CA3 for text?
White text on #024CA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.