Nearest-color comparison

Navy vs Navy Blue

Navy and Navy Blue are different blue colors with HEX values #000080 and #000080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Navy and Navy Blue are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Navy#000080

Navy Blue#000080

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Navy and Navy Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance0

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorNavy

More saturatedNavy

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Navy

Navy is #000080, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Navy Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#000080 RGB0, 0, 128 HSL240, 100, 25 CMYK100, 100, 0, 50 Luminance0.0156 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Navy Blue

Navy Blue is #000080, a cool blue color with dark and classic character. Compared with Navy, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for branding, formal design, and interfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#000080 RGB0, 0, 128 HSL240, 100, 25 CMYK100, 100, 0, 50 Luminance0.0156 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Navy or Navy Blue

Choose NavyNavy is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #000080.

Choose Navy BlueNavy Blue is better when the design needs dark and classic blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #000080.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyNavyNavy Blue

HEX#000080#000080

RGB0, 0, 1280, 0, 128

HSL240, 100, 25240, 100, 25

CMYK100, 100, 0, 50100, 100, 0, 50

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneJewel ToneDark, Classic

Luminance0.01560.0156

Black contrast1.31:11.31:1

White contrast16.01:116.01:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Navywhite text - 16.01:1

Navy Bluewhite text - 16.01:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Navy Blue#000080

#0000DB#0000DB

#7F8000#7F8000

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "navy",
    "name": "Navy",
    "hex": "#000080",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      0,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      240,
      100,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      100,
      0,
      50
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0156,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.31,
      "white": 16.01
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 16.01
    },
    "description": "Navy is #000080, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Navy Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/navy/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navy.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "navy-blue",
    "name": "Navy Blue",
    "hex": "#000080",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      0,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      240,
      100,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      100,
      0,
      50
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "dark",
      "classic"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0156,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.31,
      "white": 16.01
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 16.01
    },
    "description": "Navy Blue is #000080, a cool blue color with dark and classic character. Compared with Navy, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for branding, formal design, and interfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/navy-blue/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navy-blue.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 0,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Navy",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Navy"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Navy",
      "background": "#000080",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 16.01
    },
    {
      "color": "Navy Blue",
      "background": "#000080",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 16.01
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Navy is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #000080.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Navy Blue is better when the design needs dark and classic blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #000080.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/navy-vs-navy-blue.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navy.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navy-blue.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/navy-blue/",
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