Light Navy is a medium dark bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Light Navy is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Navy is #155084.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Navy has 8%% Red, 31% Green, and 52% Blue.
Light Navy has 208° Hue, 84% Saturation, and 52% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Navy has 208° Hue, 73% Saturation, and 30% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Navy has 84% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow, and 48% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#155084 |
|
RGB |
(21, 80, 132) |
(8%, 31%, 52%) |
HSV |
(208°, 84, 52) |
(58%, 84%, 52%) |
HSL |
(208°, 73, 30) |
(58%, 73%, 30%) |
CMYK |
(84, 39, 0, 48) |
(84%, 39%, 0%, 48%) |
The natural luminance of Light Navy is 8%, which is low.
Light Navy has a higher contrast with white than black.
Light Navy and black have a 2.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Light Navy and white have a 8.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
8% |
insufficient (2.5) |
AAA (8.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Navy paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Blue, 16% Cyan, 48% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
28%
Cyan
16%
Magenta
0%
Black
48%
White
8%
To mix Light Navy paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 30% Cyan, 14% Magenta, 48% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Cyan
30%
Magenta
14%
Yellow
0%
Black
48%
White
8%
Colors similar to Light Navy are: Yale Blue, Chathams Blue, Dark Cerulean, Cobalt, and Dusk Blue. Yale Blue is more blue and brighter than Light Navy. Chathams Blue is more cyan and paler than Light Navy. Dark Cerulean is brighter than Light Navy. Cobalt is more blue and paler than Light Navy. Dusk Blue is more blue and paler than Light Navy.