Navy

Navy is a very dark, saturated blue-violet color with the hex code #000080 (hue 240°, saturation 100%, lightness 25%). It is also the CSS named color navy.

#000080

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Navy	`#000080`	0, 0, 128	240°, 100%, 25%	100, 100, 0, 50	27.1% 0.188 264

Contrast with white text 16.01:1, with black text 1.31:1 — use white text on Navy.

navy is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: navy works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#CCCCFF

#8080FF

#3333FF

#0000E6

#000099

#00004D

Colors that go with Navy

Six color schemes built on Navy with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Drably Olive (#808101), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Dark Blue (CSS) (darkblue): Dark Blue (CSS) (#00008B) is about as light as Navy (relative luminance 0.019 vs 0.016) and equally saturated, with the same hue.
Midnight Blue (midnightblue): Midnight Blue (#191970) is lighter than Navy (relative luminance 0.021 vs 0.016) and less saturated, with the same hue.
Medium Blue (mediumblue): Medium Blue (#0000CD) is lighter than Navy (relative luminance 0.044 vs 0.016) and equally saturated, with the same hue.
Indigo (indigo): Indigo (#4B0082) is lighter than Navy (relative luminance 0.031 vs 0.016) and equally saturated, with its hue 35° away.

Gradients with Navy

Navy to Indigo

Similar dark blue colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Navy?

#000080 — RGB 0, 0, 128, HSL 240°, 100%, 25%.

Is Navy a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 240° on the color wheel.