Navy Color
Navy is a blue color with hex code #000080. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with navy, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Navy Color Values
What Does Navy Mean?
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, Navy adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Navy is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: vivid purplish blue, #30267A). It is also known as NavyBlue, Navy Blue.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Navy
Navy and #808000 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 — #004080 and #400080, which sit beside navy on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair navy with triadic partners #800000 and #008000. 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
- DarkBlue —
#00008B(Delta E 5) - Blue Gem —
#2C0E8C(Delta E 7) - Royal —
#0C1793(Delta E 7) - Deep Blue —
#040273(Delta E 7) - Dark Royal Blue —
#02066F(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #000080; }
.background { background-color: #000080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000080; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #00008040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for navy?
Navy has the hex code #000080. In RGB notation it is rgb(0, 0, 128), in HSL it is hsl(240, 100%, 25%), and its OKLCH value is 0.271, 0.188, 264.1.
What does the color navy mean?
Blue-family colors like navy carry distinct psychological associations. 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, Navy adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with navy?
Navy has three easy routes: its complement #808000 for punch, its neighbors #004080 and #400080 for something calmer, or triadic partners #800000 and #008000 when you want energy.
Is navy a standard web color?
Yes — Navy is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #000080 or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make navy lighter or darker?
To lighten 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 #C2C2FF (lightest tint) to #000014 (darkest shade).
About Navy
Navy is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including NavyBlue, Navy Blue. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #000080 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.