Navy Color Code: #000080, RGB, HSL & CMYK

Navy color values

HEX #000080

RGB rgb(0, 0, 128)

HSL hsl(240, 100%, 25%)

HSV 240, 100%, 50%

HWB hwb(240 0% 50%)

CMYK 100%, 100%, 0%, 50%

Decimal 128

CSS keyword navy

25%HSL lightness (dark)

100%HSL saturation (vivid)

240°Hue angle (blue)

0.016Relative luminance

CMYK is a standard screen-to-print conversion. Printed results depend on inks, paper and color profiles.

What is Navy?

Navy is one of the named colors defined by the CSS Color specifications (keyword “navy”), so every modern browser understands it without a hex code.

Its hue angle of 240° places it in the blue part of the color wheel, with 100% saturation (vivid) and 25% lightness (dark). It is a cool color.

Compared with the other blue colors in the Aqeeb Studio library, it is lighter than 9% of them and more saturated than 87% of them.

Its relative luminance is 0.016, which makes it a very dark color. That is below the 0.179 crossover point at which black and white text have equal contrast, so white text has the advantage.

Navy counts as a dark color: its HSL lightness is 25% and its relative luminance is 0.016. White text reads comfortably on it (16.00:1 contrast).

Text contrast on Navy

WCAG contrast of white and black text on Navy
Text	Preview	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal	AAA large
White text	Sample text	16.00:1 Excellent	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black text	Sample text	1.31:1 Poor	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

Ratios use the WCAG 2 formula and are truncated, never rounded up. Test any pair with the contrast checker.

Colors that go with Navy

Complementary color

Complementary colors sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel (180° apart). They give the strongest hue contrast, which suits calls to action and accents.

Olive#808000

Analogous colors

Analogous colors are neighbors on the wheel, 30° either side of the base hue. They blend smoothly and are easy to combine in backgrounds, gradients and illustrations.

≈ Cobalt#004080 ≈ Indigo#400080

Triadic colors

A triadic scheme uses three hues spaced 120° apart. It is lively yet balanced, and works best when one color leads and the other two act as accents.

Maroon#800000 Green#008000

Split-complementary colors

Split-complementary keeps the base color and uses the two colors on either side of its complement (150° and 210°). The contrast is strong but gentler than a direct complement.

≈ Saddle Brown#804000 ≈ Dark Grass Green#408000

Tetradic colors

A tetradic (rectangle) scheme combines two complementary pairs at 0°, 60°, 180° and 240°. It offers variety but needs one dominant color to stay balanced.

Purple#800080 Olive#808000 Green#008000

Monochromatic variants

Monochromatic variants keep the same hue and saturation and only change lightness, which makes them dependable for UI scales and subtle layered designs.

#00001F#00001F

#000066#000066

#0000AD#0000AD

#0000F5#0000F5

#3D3DFF#3D3DFF

A “≈” before a name means the exact harmony color has no named match, so the link goes to the closest named color.

Tints and shades of Navy

Lighter tints (mixed with white)

Darker shades (mixed with black)

Select any swatch to copy its HEX code. Build longer scales with the tints and shades tool.

Dark Blue#00008B Royal#0C1793 Deep Blue#040273 Dark Royal Blue#02066F Indigo#4B0082 Cobalt Blue#030AA7 Indigo Blue#3A18B1 Sapphire#2138AB

Where to use Navy

Button, banner and badge backgrounds with white text (16.00:1 contrast)
Accents that need to stand out: call-to-action buttons, charts and illustrations
Corporate, finance and software branding
Headers and navigation bars
Charts and dashboards
Links, buttons and primary interface accents

Navy appears in these curated palettes: Royal and Gold (Blue Color Palettes), Blue and Orange (Blue Color Palettes), Cloud and Navy (Minimal Color Palettes), Fintech (UI Color Palettes), High Contrast Pairs (UI Color Palettes).

Use Navy in CSS

:root {
  --color-navy: #000080;
}

.element {
  color: var(--color-navy);
  background-color: #000080;
  border: 2px solid #000080;
}

Questions about Navy

What is the HEX code for Navy?

Navy is #000080.

What is the RGB value of Navy?

The RGB value of Navy is 0, 0, 128: 0 red, 0 green and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale, written rgb(0, 0, 128) in CSS.

What is the HSL value of Navy?

The HSL value of Navy is 240°, 100%, 25% (hue, saturation, lightness), written hsl(240, 100%, 25%) in CSS.

What is the CMYK value of Navy?

A standard conversion gives about C 100%, M 100%, Y 0%, K 50%. Real print results depend on the inks, paper and color profile, so treat CMYK here as a reference value.

Is Navy a light or dark color?

Navy counts as a dark color: its HSL lightness is 25% and its relative luminance is 0.016. White text reads comfortably on it (16.00:1 contrast).

How does Navy look with white text?

White text on Navy has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1, rated Excellent. It meets WCAG AA for normal text.

How does Navy look with black text?

Black text on Navy has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1, rated Poor. It falls below the WCAG minimum for text.

What colors go well with Navy?

Olive is its complementary color, and Cobalt sits beside it as an analogous color. Lighter and darker variants of the same hue also work well for monochromatic palettes.

Where can Navy be used?

It suits button, banner and badge backgrounds with white text (16.00:1 contrast); accents that need to stand out: call-to-action buttons, charts and illustrations; corporate, finance and software branding.

How do I use Navy in CSS?

Use color: #000080; for text, background-color: #000080; for fills, or define a custom property such as --color-navy: #000080; and reuse it with var(--color-navy).

About this color page

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Navy Color Code: #000080