BLUE

Navy

#000080

Conversions

HEX#000080

RGBrgb(0, 0, 128)

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 25%)

HSVhsv(240, 100%, 50%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 50%)

Copy CSS

color: #000080;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(0, 0, 128);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(240, 100%, 25%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 16.01 : 1

On ink blackFail · 1.20 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

Complementary
#808000

Triadic
#800000

Triadic
#008000

About Navy

Navy is the hex color #000080, which translates to rgb(0, 0, 128) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 25%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 240 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 25 percent. That combination gives Navy a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Navy compares

Navy is exactly the CSS keyword navy, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is violet-900 (#4D179A), at a distance of 13.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Dark Blue at 5.3. Sorted by lightness, Navy is number 2 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Navy

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Navy, led by White at 16.01:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Navy already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Navy. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	1.20:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	3.31:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Navy

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Navy for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Navy

Format	Value
HEX	#000080
RGB	rgb(0, 0, 128)
HSL	hsl(240, 100%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(240, 100%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCH	oklch(27.11% 0.1879 264.05)
CIELAB	lab(12.97 47.50 -64.70)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.