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#024EF0 — Vivid Blue

#024EF0 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 #024EF0 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.

#024EF0 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 #EDA302; it also sits naturally between #02C2ED and #2D02ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#024EF0 · RGB 2, 78, 240

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Color values

HEX#024EF0
RGB2, 78, 240
HSL221°, 98%, 47%
HSV221°, 99%, 94%
CMYK99%, 68%, 0%, 6%
XYZ18.48, 11.75, 83.73
Yxy11.75, 0.1621, 0.1031
CIE-Lab40.82, 44.73, -85.27
Hunter Lab34.28, 38.65, -127.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 31% · Blue 94%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #024EF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #024EF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #024EF0

.text { color: #024EF0; }
.background { background-color: #024EF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024EF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 78, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 98%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024EF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 78, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024EF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 78, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#024EF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024EF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #024EF0

#0246D9#023EC0#0238AC#023197#012A83#01226A#011C56#011542#000D28#000714

Tints of #024EF0

#0D59FD#266AFD#3F7BFD#588DFD#729EFE#86ACFE#9FBDFE#B8CEFE#D2E0FF#EBF1FF

Tones of #024EF0

#1353DD#2459CC#355FBB#4665AA#566C99#677289

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDA302:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.27:1 AA
Against black text3.35:1 AA large only

Best text color on #024EF0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024EF0

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 #024EF0: ·

How #024EF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2324C9Deuteranopia · #1F19BFTritanopia · #06AAA3

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 #024EF0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 001bb7
#001BB7 · #0046FF · #FF8040 · #F5F1DC
Palette 0046ff
#0046FF · #73C8D2 · #F5F1DC · #FF9013
Palette 001bb7
#001BB7 · #0046FF · #FF8040 · #E9E9E9
Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE
Palette Ff0052
#FF0052 · #FFD400 · #00C68D · #0055DA
Frozen Ruby Tempest
#250F1E · #FADC51 · #1143FE · #46F990

Similar colors

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

#0046FF#1253FC#0055DA#1143FE#1345E2#1340FA#0065F8#1656E4#1B4EF5#1E5AEA#1363DF#1837F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #024EEF  ·  #024EF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #024EF0?

#024EF0 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 78, 240). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #024EF0?

#024EF0 is RGB 2, 78, 240 — HSL 221°, 98%, 47% — CMYK 99%, 68%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #024EF0?

Its complement is #EDA302; analogous partners are #02C2ED and #2D02ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #024EF0 for text?

White text on #024EF0 has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.35:1.