Light Navy Color
Light Navy is a blue color with hex code #155084. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with light navy, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Light Navy Color Values
What Does Light Navy Mean?
Light Navy 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, Light Navy adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Light Navy is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: deep blue, #00416A). It is also known as Lake Baikal.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Light Navy
Light Navy and #844915 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 — #158481 and #151884, which sit beside light navy on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair light navy with triadic partners #841550 and #508415. 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
- Dusk Blue —
#26538D(Delta E 5) - Prussian Blue —
#004577(Delta E 5) - Deep Sea Blue —
#015482(Delta E 6) - Venice Blue —
#055989(Delta E 6) - Light Navy Blue —
#2E5A88(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #155084; }
.background { background-color: #155084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155084; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #15508440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for light navy?
Light Navy has the hex code #155084. In RGB notation it is rgb(21, 80, 132), in HSL it is hsl(208, 73%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.423, 0.105, 249.8.
What does the color light navy mean?
Blue-family colors like light navy carry distinct psychological associations. Light Navy 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, Light Navy adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with light navy?
Light Navy has three easy routes: its complement #844915 for punch, its neighbors #158481 and #151884 for something calmer, or triadic partners #841550 and #508415 when you want energy.
Is light navy a standard web color?
No — Light Navy is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #155084 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make light navy lighter or darker?
To lighten light navy, 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 #CAE2F7 (lightest tint) to #030D16 (darkest shade).
About Light Navy
Light Navy is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Lake Baikal. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #155084 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.