Dark Navy Blue Color
Dark Navy Blue is a blue color with hex code #00022E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark navy blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Navy Blue Color Values
What Does Dark Navy Blue Mean?
Dark Navy Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Dark Navy Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Navy Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: dark purplish blue, #252440). It is also known as Illicit Darkness.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Navy Blue
Dark Navy Blue and #2E2C00 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #00192E and #15002E, which sit beside dark navy blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark navy blue with triadic partners #2E0002 and #022E00. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Very Dark Blue —
#000133(Delta E 5) - Dark Navy —
#000435(Delta E 5) - Black Rock —
#0D0332(Delta E 5) - Tangaroa —
#03163C(Delta E 6) - Haiti —
#1B1035(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #00022E; }
.background { background-color: #00022E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00022E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #00022E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark navy blue?
Dark Navy Blue has the hex code #00022E. In RGB notation it is rgb(0, 2, 46), in HSL it is hsl(237, 100%, 9%), and its OKLCH value is 0.143, 0.09, 264.2.
What does the color dark navy blue mean?
Blue-family colors like dark navy blue carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Navy Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Dark Navy Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with dark navy blue?
Dark Navy Blue has three easy routes: its complement #2E2C00 for punch, its neighbors #00192E and #15002E for something calmer, or triadic partners #2E0002 and #022E00 when you want energy.
Is dark navy blue a standard web color?
No — Dark Navy Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #00022E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark navy blue lighter or darker?
To lighten dark navy blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #B3B6FF (lightest tint) to #00010A (darkest shade).
About Dark Navy Blue
Dark Navy Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Illicit Darkness. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #00022E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.