Close to Yale Blue
#024186
#024186 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 25.5% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 211°, with 97% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #024186.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.10:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.99:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.10:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #024186 as they’d see it.
#024186 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #024186
What color is #024186?
#024186 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 25.5% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 211°, with 97% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #024186 in RGB?
#024186 is rgb(2, 65, 134): 2 red, 65 green, and 134 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #024186 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 51, 0, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #024186?
PANTONE 301 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #024186?
Its complement #693500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.