About Navy Blue Color and Meaning
Navy blue is a dark shade of blue color. Navy Blue got its name from the usual color of the uniforms worn by officers in the Royal Navy (United Kingdom's naval warfare force) since 1748. It was subsequently adopted by other navies worldwide. Initially, this color was also called Marine Blue.
Navy Blue color psychology, emotion, and symbol
Navy blue is one of the professional colors and is very popular in the fashion industry. Like black, it carries a sense of power, authority, elegance, and sophistication.
What colors make navy blue paint?
A few ways to make navy blue are:
- Mixing pure blue with black.
- Adding black to ultramarine blue
- Adding black to royal blue.
Navy blue color names in other languages:
| Spanish | Azul Marino |
| French | Bleu Marine |
| Portuguese | Azul Marinho |
| German | Marineblaue |
What color is Navy Blue?
Navy Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Navy Blue is #000080, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 0, 128).
In the RGB color model, Navy Blue has a red value of 0, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 128. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 49.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 25.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Navy Blue has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 50.2 % brightness/value.
Navy Blue is cool or warm?
The color Navy Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Navy Blue? (For interior and product design)
Navy Blue has an LRV of nearly 1.6. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 1.6 of Navy Blue with dark and light color
Is Navy Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Navy Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Navy Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #000080
- Red
- 00
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- 80
- Red
- 0 (0.0%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 128 (50.2%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 100.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 49.80%
- Hue
- 240°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 25.10 %
- Hue
- 240°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 50.20 %
- Red
- 127 (49.8%)
- Yellow
- 127 (49.8%)
- Blue
- 255 (100.0%)
- Hue
- 240°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 49.80 %
- Cyan
- 100.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 49.80%
- X
- 3.9
- Y
- 1.56
- Z
- 20.52
- Y1
- 1.56
- X
- 0.15
- Y2
- 0.06
- L
- 12.98
- A
- 47.51
- B
- -64.7
- L
- 12.98
- C
- 80.27
- H
- 306.29
- L
- 12.98
- U
- -3.78
- V
- -52.36
- L
- 12.48
- A
- 33.86
- B
- -88.7
- LRV
- ~ 1.6 %
- Munsell Color System
- 6.9PB 1.2/21.5
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Navy Blue
These are the named colors closest to Navy Blue , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Navy Blue to Pantone PMS
Paint similar to Navy Blue
These are the real paint colors closest to Navy Blue from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Navy Blue once it is on a wall.
Valspar
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Navy Blue to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Navy Blue to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Navy Blue to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Navy Blue to PPG Paints
Dunn-Edwards
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Navy Blue to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Navy Blue to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Navy Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Navy Blue to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Navy Blue - #000080 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Navy Blue - #000080?
Color that best contrast with Navy Blue - #000080 is #808000, color name is Olive. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Navy Blue - #000080?
Complementary or Opposite color for Navy Blue - #000080 is #808000, color name is Olive.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Navy Blue - #000080 Color Images and Patterns
