Palettes / Colors / #024FAA
#024FAA — Vivid Blue
#024FAA 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 #024FAA 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.
#024FAA 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 #AC5F02; it also sits naturally between #02A3AC and #0A02AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #024FAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 79, 170 |
| HSL | 213°, 98%, 34% |
| HSV | 213°, 99%, 67% |
| CMYK | 99%, 54%, 0%, 33% |
| XYZ | 10.08, 8.51, 39.14 |
| Yxy | 8.51, 0.1746, 0.1474 |
| CIE-Lab | 35.02, 16.74, -54.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 29.17, 12.38, -63.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 31% · Blue 67%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #024FAA
.text { color: #024FAA; }
.background { background-color: #024FAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024FAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 79, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024FAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 79, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024FAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 79, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#024FAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#024FAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AC5F02:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 7.77:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.70:1 Fails |
Best text color on #024FAA: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024FAA
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 #024FAA: ·
How #024FAA 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 #024FAA 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 #024FAA?
#024FAA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 79, 170). Its closest standard named color is Teal.
What is the RGB and HSL of #024FAA?
#024FAA is RGB 2, 79, 170 — HSL 213°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 99%, 54%, 0%, 33%.
What colors go with #024FAA?
Its complement is #AC5F02; analogous partners are #02A3AC and #0A02AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #024FAA for text?
White text on #024FAA has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.70:1.