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#000080

#000080 Navy

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
  • navy
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#000080 (Navy) is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 25.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (WCAG AAA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000099
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xyY
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Relative luminance0.0156

Complementary

  1. #000080
  2. #808000

Split complementary

  1. #000080
  2. #804000
  3. #408000

Analogous

  1. #004080
  2. #000080
  3. #400080

Triadic

  1. #000080
  2. #800000
  3. #008000

Tetradic

  1. #000080
  2. #800080
  3. #808000
  4. #008000

Square

  1. #000080
  2. #800040
  3. #808000
  4. #008040

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #000034
  3. #000080
  4. #0000cd
  5. #1a1aff

Shades

#000080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #000080
  2. #000073
  3. #000066
  4. #00005a
  5. #00004d
  6. #000040
  7. #000033
  8. #000026
  9. #00001a
  10. #00000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#000080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #000080
  2. #1a1a8d
  3. #333399
  4. #4d4da6
  5. #6666b3
  6. #8080c0
  7. #9999cc
  8. #b3b3d9
  9. #cccce6
  10. #e6e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#000080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #000080
  2. #0d0d80
  3. #1a1a80
  4. #262680
  5. #333380
  6. #404080
  7. #4d4d80
  8. #5a5a80
  9. #666680
  10. #737380
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #181857 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002883 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001a7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003248 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001e82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00127f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-000080 {
  color: #000080;
}
Background
.bg-000080 {
  background-color: #000080;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-000080 {
  border: 2px solid #000080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #000080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 0 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-000080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000080, #400080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-000080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 0 128 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.65 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.99 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.55 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.27 #ffff7f Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Navy
#000080  rgb(0, 0, 128)  hsl(240, 100%, 25%)  Navy
#808000  rgb(128, 128, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 25%)  Olive
#800000  rgb(128, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 25%)  Maroon
#008000  rgb(0, 128, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 25%)  Green