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#024FCE — Vivid Blue

#024FCE 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 #024FCE 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.

#024FCE 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 #CF8002; it also sits naturally between #02B7CF and #1A02CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#024FCE · RGB 2, 79, 206

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Color values

HEX#024FCE
RGB2, 79, 206
HSL217°, 98%, 41%
HSV217°, 99%, 81%
CMYK99%, 62%, 0%, 19%
XYZ13.96, 10.06, 59.60
Yxy10.06, 0.1670, 0.1203
CIE-Lab37.95, 31.27, -70.58
Hunter Lab31.72, 25.15, -94.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 31% · Blue 81%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #024FCE

.text { color: #024FCE; }
.background { background-color: #024FCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #024FCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 79, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #024FCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 79, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #024FCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 79, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #024FCE

#0249BB#0243AC#023B97#013383#012D74#012560#011E4C#011638#001028#000814

Tints of #024FCE

#025CED#0D69FD#2B7BFD#448BFD#629EFD#7CAEFE#9AC0FE#B3D0FE#D2E3FF#EBF2FF

Tones of #024FCE

#1154C0#1F57B2#2E5BA3#3D5E94#4B6286#5A6577

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF8002:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.97:1 AA
Against black text3.01:1 AA large only

Best text color on #024FCE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #024FCE

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 #024FCE: ·

How #024FCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2324AFDeuteranopia · #1F19A8Tritanopia · #069792

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 blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind sky 600 · #0284C7Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette Ff0052
#FF0052 · #FFD400 · #00C68D · #0055DA
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Rustic Petal
#1C336C · #145AD0 · #6892DE · #95ACF2
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F

Similar colors

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

#064ACB#0055DA#1055C9#134BD1#145AD0#0F42C0#194ED1#1949C6#165FCB#1640D6#195BC9#1345E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #024FCD  ·  #024FCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #024FCE?

#024FCE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 79, 206). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #024FCE?

#024FCE is RGB 2, 79, 206 — HSL 217°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 99%, 62%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #024FCE?

Its complement is #CF8002; analogous partners are #02B7CF and #1A02CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #024FCE for text?

White text on #024FCE has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.01:1.