Navy Blue Color Code: #001146, RGB & HSL

Navy Blue color values

HEX #001146

RGB rgb(0, 17, 70)

HSL hsl(225, 100%, 14%)

HSV 225, 100%, 27%

HWB hwb(225 0% 73%)

CMYK 100%, 76%, 0%, 73%

Decimal 4422

14%HSL lightness (dark)

100%HSL saturation (vivid)

225°Hue angle (blue)

0.008Relative luminance

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

What is Navy Blue?

“Navy Blue” is a crowd-sourced name from the XKCD Color Survey, in which participants typed names for colors they were shown. It is a popular everyday label rather than an official standard.

Its hue angle of 225° places it in the blue part of the color wheel, with 100% saturation (vivid) and 14% lightness (dark). It is a cool color.

Compared with the other blue colors in the Aqeeb Studio library, it is lighter than 2% of them and more saturated than 87% of them.

Its relative luminance is 0.008, 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 Blue counts as a dark color: its HSL lightness is 14% and its relative luminance is 0.008. White text reads comfortably on it (17.96:1 contrast).

Text contrast on Navy Blue

WCAG contrast of white and black text on Navy Blue
Text	Preview	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal	AAA large
White text	Sample text	17.96:1 Excellent	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black text	Sample text	1.16:1 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 Blue

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.

≈ Mud Brown#463500

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.

≈ Dark Blue Gray#003446 ≈ Night Blue#120046

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.

≈ Dark Maroon#460011 ≈ Bottle Green#114600

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.

≈ Chocolate Brown#461200 ≈ Dark Olive#344600

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.

≈ Deep Purple#350046 ≈ Mud Brown#463500 ≈ Bottle Green#114600

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.

#00071F#00071F

#001966#001966

#002AAD#002AAD

#003BF5#003BF5

#3D6CFF#3D6CFF

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 Blue

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 Navy#000435 Night Blue#040348 Midnight#03012D Midnight Purple#280137 Dark Indigo#1F0954 Marine#042E60 Very Dark Purple#2A0134 Dark Purple#35063E

Where to use Navy Blue

Button, banner and badge backgrounds with white text (17.96:1 contrast)
Dark-mode surfaces, headers and footers
Charts and dashboards
Links, buttons and primary interface accents
Corporate, finance and software branding
Headers and navigation bars

Use Navy Blue in CSS

:root {
  --color-navy-blue: #001146;
}

.element {
  color: var(--color-navy-blue);
  background-color: #001146;
  border: 2px solid #001146;
}

Questions about Navy Blue

What is the HEX code for Navy Blue?

Navy Blue is #001146.

What is the RGB value of Navy Blue?

The RGB value of Navy Blue is 0, 17, 70: 0 red, 17 green and 70 blue on a 0–255 scale, written rgb(0, 17, 70) in CSS.

What is the HSL value of Navy Blue?

The HSL value of Navy Blue is 225°, 100%, 14% (hue, saturation, lightness), written hsl(225, 100%, 14%) in CSS.

What is the CMYK value of Navy Blue?

A standard conversion gives about C 100%, M 76%, Y 0%, K 73%. Real print results depend on the inks, paper and color profile, so treat CMYK here as a reference value.

Is Navy Blue a light or dark color?

Navy Blue counts as a dark color: its HSL lightness is 14% and its relative luminance is 0.008. White text reads comfortably on it (17.96:1 contrast).

How does Navy Blue look with white text?

White text on Navy Blue has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1, rated Excellent. It meets WCAG AA for normal text.

How does Navy Blue look with black text?

Black text on Navy Blue has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1, rated Poor. It falls below the WCAG minimum for text.

What colors go well with Navy Blue?

Mud Brown is its complementary color, and Dark Blue Gray sits beside it as an analogous color. Lighter and darker variants of the same hue also work well for monochromatic palettes.

Where can Navy Blue be used?

It suits button, banner and badge backgrounds with white text (17.96:1 contrast); dark-mode surfaces, headers and footers; charts and dashboards.

How do I use Navy Blue in CSS?

Use color: #001146; for text, background-color: #001146; for fills, or define a custom property such as --color-navy-blue: #001146; and reuse it with var(--color-navy-blue).

About this color page

Crowd-sourced name from the XKCD Color Survey (CC0). Values are calculated from the HEX code; color names are labels, not trademarks or standards unless stated. Screens render colors differently, so always check important colors on your own device. See the disclaimer.

Navy Blue Color Code: #001146