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Navy Palette

Navy Palette: #000080, #7F8000, #004080, #400080. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Navy Palette assigns primary #000080, secondary #7F8000, surface #004080, background #400080, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Yellow, Purple, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000080 at 0.0156 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#000080Navy Blue
Secondary#7F8000#7F8000
Surface#004080#004080
Background#400080#400080
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-navy-primary: #000080;
--palette-navy-secondary: #7F8000;
--palette-navy-surface: #004080;
--palette-navy-background: #400080;
--palette-navy-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Navy 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#7F8000
Black 4.99:1 · White 4.21:1
Best #000000
Surface#004080
Black 2.05:1 · White 10.26:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#400080
Black 1.53:1 · White 13.73:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Navy 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 Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Navy 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": "#7F8000",
    "name": "#7F8000"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#004080",
    "name": "#004080"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#400080",
    "name": "#400080"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
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": "#7F8000",
    "name": "#7F8000",
    "blackContrast": 4.99,
    "whiteContrast": 4.21,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#004080",
    "name": "#004080",
    "blackContrast": 2.05,
    "whiteContrast": 10.26,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#400080",
    "name": "#400080",
    "blackContrast": 1.53,
    "whiteContrast": 13.73,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "navy palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "purple palette",
  "gray palette",
  "dark palette",
  "classic palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-navy-primary: #000080;\n--palette-navy-secondary: #7F8000;\n--palette-navy-surface: #004080;\n--palette-navy-background: #400080;\n--palette-navy-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "navy",
  "name": "Navy Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "navy",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Navy, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Navy Palette combines primary #000080, secondary #7F8000, surface #004080, background #400080, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, yellow palette, purple 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 palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "dark palette",
    "classic palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "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": "#7F8000",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#7F8000",
      "rgb": [
        127,
        128,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        1,
        0,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1995,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.99,
        "white": 4.21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#004080",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#004080",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        64,
        128
      ],
      "hsl": [
        210,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        50,
        0,
        50
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0523,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.05,
        "white": 10.26
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#400080",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#400080",
      "rgb": [
        64,
        0,
        128
      ],
      "hsl": [
        270,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        50,
        100,
        0,
        50
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0265,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.53,
        "white": 13.73
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "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": {
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        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
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          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#000080",
      "name": "Navy Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#7F8000",
      "name": "#7F8000"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#004080",
      "name": "#004080"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#400080",
      "name": "#400080"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#000080",
      "name": "Navy Blue",
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      "whiteContrast": 16.01,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#7F8000",
      "name": "#7F8000",
      "blackContrast": 4.99,
      "whiteContrast": 4.21,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#004080",
      "name": "#004080",
      "blackContrast": 2.05,
      "whiteContrast": 10.26,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#400080",
      "name": "#400080",
      "blackContrast": 1.53,
      "whiteContrast": 13.73,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-navy-primary: #000080;\n--palette-navy-secondary: #7F8000;\n--palette-navy-surface: #004080;\n--palette-navy-background: #400080;\n--palette-navy-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/navy.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navy.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/navy/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/navy.json"
}
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