Close to Deep Sea
#024F71
#024F71 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 31% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 97% saturation and 23% 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 #024F71.
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
8.90:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.36:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.90:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.36:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #024F71 as they’d see it.
#024F71 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 #024F71
What color is #024F71?
#024F71 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 31% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 97% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #024F71 in RGB?
#024F71 is rgb(2, 79, 113): 2 red, 79 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #024F71 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 30, 0, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #024F71?
PANTONE 3025 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #024F71?
Its complement #6B3E2C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.