Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Navy Blue

Navy Blue is a dark and classic blue color with HEX #000080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 0, 0, 128, HSL 240, 100%, 25%, cool temperature, and is useful for branding, formal design, and interfaces.

#000080 blue cool darkclassic
HEX #000080
RGB rgb(0, 0, 128)
HSL hsl(240 100% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(100, 100, 0, 50)
Luminance 0.0156
Contrast Black 1.31:1White 16.01:1

CSS Utilities

--color-navy-blue: #000080;
.bg-navy-blue { background-color: #000080; }
.text-navy-blue { color: #000080; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0156
Black text1.31:1AA Fail
White text16.01:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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  "pastel": "#1313EC",
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}
Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Navy Blue Color

Navy Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and dark and classic visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include trust, authority, and stability, which makes it relevant for finance and technology. In design work, Navy Blue is most useful for branding, formal design, and interfaces, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors with dark visual character.Classic colorsFind colors with classic visual character.Navy Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #000080.Navy Blue CSS utilitiesUse Navy Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#000080 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Navy Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Navy Blue.Navy Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Navy Blue against black and white text.

Black text1.31:1AA Fail
White text16.01:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Navy#000080
Dark Blue#00008B
Ultramarine#120A8F
Midnight Blue#191970
Zaffre#0014A8

Color Harmonies

#7F8000#7F8000
#004080#004080
#400080#400080
Maroon#800000
Green#008000
Open full Navy Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#0000DB#0000DB
#000024#000024
Navy Blue#000080
#0E0E71#0E0E71
#1313EC#1313EC
#0000A8#0000A8

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#7F8000#7F8000
#004080#004080
#400080#400080
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5