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Navy Blue Palette

Navy Blue Palette: #000080, #FFFFFF, #C0C8D2, #B8860B. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Navy Blue Palette assigns primary #000080, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #C0C8D2, background #B8860B, accent #36454F. The set spans Blue, Gray, and Orange families with cool, neutral, and warm temperatures. Luminance runs from #000080 at 0.0156 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

All palettesAPI
5colors
Blue palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Navy Blue Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#000080Navy Blue
Secondary#FFFFFFWhite
Surface#C0C8D2#C0C8D2
Background#B8860BDark Goldenrod
Accent#36454FCharcoal

CSS Variables

--palette-navy-blue-primary: #000080;
--palette-navy-blue-secondary: #FFFFFF;
--palette-navy-blue-surface: #C0C8D2;
--palette-navy-blue-background: #B8860B;
--palette-navy-blue-accent: #36454F;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Navy Blue Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#000080
Black 1.31:1 · White 16.01:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000
Surface#C0C8D2
Black 12.43:1 · White 1.69:1
Best #000000
Background#B8860B
Black 6.45:1 · White 3.25:1
Best #000000
Accent#36454F
Black 2.12:1 · White 9.9:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Navy Blue Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Navy Blue Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Navy Blue Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0156
Black text1.31:1AA Fail
White text16.01:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#000080",
    "name": "Navy Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C0C8D2",
    "name": "#C0C8D2"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B8860B",
    "name": "Dark Goldenrod"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#36454F",
    "name": "Charcoal"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#000080",
    "name": "Navy Blue",
    "blackContrast": 1.31,
    "whiteContrast": 16.01,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C0C8D2",
    "name": "#C0C8D2",
    "blackContrast": 12.43,
    "whiteContrast": 1.69,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B8860B",
    "name": "Dark Goldenrod",
    "blackContrast": 6.45,
    "whiteContrast": 3.25,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#36454F",
    "name": "Charcoal",
    "blackContrast": 2.12,
    "whiteContrast": 9.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "navy blue palette",
  "curated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "orange palette",
  "dark palette",
  "classic palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "muted palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-navy-blue-primary: #000080;\n--palette-navy-blue-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-navy-blue-surface: #C0C8D2;\n--palette-navy-blue-background: #B8860B;\n--palette-navy-blue-accent: #36454F;"
Full JSON dataset 
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  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "navy-blue",
  "name": "Navy Blue Palette",
  "type": "curated",
  "sourceColor": null,
  "description": "Formal blue palette for finance, editorial systems, and trustworthy branding.",
  "narrative": "Navy Blue Palette combines primary #000080, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #C0C8D2, background #B8860B, accent #36454F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, gray palette, orange palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "navy blue palette",
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    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "orange palette",
    "dark palette",
    "classic palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "muted palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
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    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#000080",
      "slug": "navy-blue",
      "name": "Navy Blue",
      "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"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/navy-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
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          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C0C8D2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C0C8D2",
      "rgb": [
        192,
        200,
        210
      ],
      "hsl": [
        213,
        17,
        79
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        9,
        5,
        0,
        18
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5717,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.43,
        "white": 1.69
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B8860B",
      "slug": "dark-goldenrod",
      "name": "Dark Goldenrod",
      "rgb": [
        184,
        134,
        11
      ],
      "hsl": [
        43,
        89,
        38
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        27,
        94,
        28
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2726,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.45,
        "white": 3.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-goldenrod/"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#36454F",
      "slug": "charcoal",
      "name": "Charcoal",
      "rgb": [
        54,
        69,
        79
      ],
      "hsl": [
        204,
        19,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        32,
        13,
        0,
        69
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0561,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.12,
        "white": 9.9
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/charcoal/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#000080",
      "name": "Navy Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C0C8D2",
      "name": "#C0C8D2"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B8860B",
      "name": "Dark Goldenrod"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#36454F",
      "name": "Charcoal"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#000080",
      "name": "Navy Blue",
      "blackContrast": 1.31,
      "whiteContrast": 16.01,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C0C8D2",
      "name": "#C0C8D2",
      "blackContrast": 12.43,
      "whiteContrast": 1.69,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B8860B",
      "name": "Dark Goldenrod",
      "blackContrast": 6.45,
      "whiteContrast": 3.25,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#36454F",
      "name": "Charcoal",
      "blackContrast": 2.12,
      "whiteContrast": 9.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-navy-blue-primary: #000080;\n--palette-navy-blue-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-navy-blue-surface: #C0C8D2;\n--palette-navy-blue-background: #B8860B;\n--palette-navy-blue-accent: #36454F;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/navy-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/navy-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/navy-blue.json"
}
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