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#024FBD — Vivid Blue

#024FBD 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 #024FBD 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.

#024FBD 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 #BB6E02; it also sits naturally between #02ABBB and #1102BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#024FBD · RGB 2, 79, 189

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Color values

HEX#024FBD
RGB2, 79, 189
HSL215°, 98%, 37%
HSV215°, 99%, 74%
CMYK99%, 58%, 0%, 26%
XYZ12.01, 9.28, 49.30
Yxy9.28, 0.1701, 0.1315
CIE-Lab36.52, 24.51, -63.03
Hunter Lab30.46, 18.97, -79.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 31% · Blue 74%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #024FBD

.text { color: #024FBD; }
.background { background-color: #024FBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024FBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 79, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024FBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 79, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024FBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 79, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #024FBD

#0249AC#024097#013A88#013379#012D6A#012456#011E47#011738#000F23#000914

Tints of #024FBD

#025CD9#0269F7#1C7AFD#3A8BFD#589DFD#72ACFE#90BEFE#AED0FE#CDE1FE#EBF3FF

Tones of #024FBD

#0F51AE#1C53A0#2A5693#375886#445A79#515C6C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB6E02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.35:1 AAA
Against black text2.86:1 Fails

Best text color on #024FBD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024FBD

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 #024FBD: ·

How #024FBD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2324A2Deuteranopia · #1F199CTritanopia · #068D89

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:

Tailwind sky 600 · #0284C7Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBMaterial Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette 153e90
#153E90 · #0E49B5 · #54E346 · #FFFAA4
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Palette 091057
#091057 · #024CAA · #EC8305 · #DBD3D3
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Palette 093fb4
#093FB4 · #FFFCFB · #FFD8D8 · #ED3500

Similar colors

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

#064ACB#0E49B5#0F42C0#024CAA#1055C9#093FB4#0A5EB0#1143B0#0B60B0#175CC0#1949C6#1944BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #024FBC  ·  #024FBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #024FBD?

#024FBD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 79, 189). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #024FBD?

#024FBD is RGB 2, 79, 189 — HSL 215°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 58%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #024FBD?

Its complement is #BB6E02; analogous partners are #02ABBB and #1102BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #024FBD for text?

White text on #024FBD has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.86:1.