Palettes / Colors / #024CA4
#024CA4 — Vivid Blue
#024CA4 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 #024CA4 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.
#024CA4 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 #A75C02; it also sits naturally between #029EA7 and #0A02A7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #024CA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 76, 164 |
| HSL | 213°, 98%, 33% |
| HSV | 213°, 99%, 64% |
| CMYK | 99%, 54%, 0%, 36% |
| XYZ | 9.31, 7.86, 36.15 |
| Yxy | 7.86, 0.1746, 0.1474 |
| CIE-Lab | 33.69, 16.29, -52.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 28.04, 11.88, -60.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 30% · Blue 64%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 54% · 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 #024CA4
.text { color: #024CA4; }
.background { background-color: #024CA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024CA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 76, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 98%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024CA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 76, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024CA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 76, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#024CA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024CA4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A75C02:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 8.16:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.57:1 Fails |
Best text color on #024CA4: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024CA4
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 #024CA4: ·
How #024CA4 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 #024CA4 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 #024CA4?
#024CA4 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 76, 164). Its closest standard named color is Teal.
What is the RGB and HSL of #024CA4?
#024CA4 is RGB 2, 76, 164 — HSL 213°, 98%, 33% — CMYK 99%, 54%, 0%, 36%.
What colors go with #024CA4?
Its complement is #A75C02; analogous partners are #029EA7 and #0A02A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #024CA4 for text?
White text on #024CA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.