#000080

Navy — Color Codes & Palette

Q: What is the RGB value of Navy?

The RGB value of Navy (#000080) is rgb(0, 0, 128). This breaks down into red, green, and blue channel values on a 0–255 scale.

Q: Is Navy accessible on a white background?

The contrast ratio of Navy (#000080) on a white (#FFFFFF) background is 16.01:1 — AAA pass for normal text. On a black (#000000) background the contrast ratio is 1.31:1 — Fail. WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 7:1 for enhanced (AAA).

Q: What colors pair well with Navy?

Navy (#000080) pairs well with its complementary color and analogous hues. The complementary color is #808000, the analogous color at +30° is #400080, and one triadic color is #800000. These relationships are derived from color theory using HSL (hsl(240, 100%, 25%)) as the base.

#000080 · rgb(0, 0, 128) · hsl(240, 100%, 25%)

Color Codes

Format	Value
HEX	#000080
RGB	rgb(0, 0, 128)
HSL	hsl(240, 100%, 25%)

Shades of Navy

#000075

#00006B

#000061

#000057

#00004D

#000042

#000038

#00002E

Tints of Navy

#0000A8

#0000D1

#0000FA

#2424FF

#4D4DFF

#7575FF

#9E9EFF

#C7C7FF

Color Pairings & Harmony

Complementary

#808000

Analogous +30°

#400080

Analogous −30°

#004080

Triadic +120°

#800000

Triadic −120°

#008000

Contrast & Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)

vs. White (#FFFFFF)

16.01:1 — AAA pass for normal text

vs. Black (#000000)

1.31:1 — Fail

CSS Snippet

.element {
  color: #000080;
}

.element-bg {
  background-color: #000080;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.element-border {
  border: 2px solid #000080;
}

About Navy

Navy is a dark color with vivid, highly saturated, defined by the hex code #000080. Its exact color model values are rgb(0, 0, 128) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 25%) in HSL (hue 240°, saturation 100%, lightness 25%). On a white background the contrast ratio is 16.01:1 — AAA pass for normal text, and on black it is 1.31:1 — Fail. Use Navy for UI elements, backgrounds, text, borders, or decorative accents. The shades section below shows progressively darker variations, while the tints strip shows progressively lighter versions — both useful for building a tonal palette. The harmony swatches provide complementary, analogous, and triadic pairings based on the HSL hue wheel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the RGB value of Navy?

The RGB value of Navy (#000080) is rgb(0, 0, 128). Red = rgb(0, 0, 128), representing the amounts of red, green, and blue light on a 0–255 scale.

Is Navy accessible on a white background?

The contrast ratio of Navy on white (#FFFFFF) is 16.01:1 — AAA pass for normal text. On black (#000000) the contrast ratio is 1.31:1 — Fail. WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for AA (normal text) and 7:1 for AAA.

What colors pair well with Navy?

Based on color theory, Navy (hsl(240, 100%, 25%)) pairs well with its complementary, analogous, and triadic hues. See the harmony swatches above for the exact hex values of each pairing type.

Navy — Color Codes &amp; Palette