Navy is a dark bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Sky Blue, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Navy is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Navy is #01153E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Navy has 0%% Red, 8% Green, and 24% Blue.
Navy has 220° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 24% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Navy has 220° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 12% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Navy has 98% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow, and 76% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#01153E |
|
RGB |
(1, 21, 62) |
(0%, 8%, 24%) |
HSV |
(220°, 98, 24) |
(61%, 98%, 24%) |
HSL |
(220°, 100, 12) |
(61%, 100%, 12%) |
CMYK |
(98, 66, 0, 76) |
(98%, 66%, 0%, 76%) |
The natural luminance of Navy is 1%, which is low.
Navy has a higher contrast with white than black.
Navy and black have a 1.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Navy and white have a 17.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
1% |
insufficient (1.2) |
AAA (17.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Navy paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 19% Blue, 5% Cyan, 76% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
19%
Cyan
5%
Magenta
0%
Black
76%
White
0%
To mix Navy paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 14% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 76% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
14%
Magenta
10%
Yellow
0%
Black
76%
White
0%
Colors similar to Navy are: Midnight, Deep Cove, Gulf Blue, Downriver, and Stratos. Midnight is more cyan than Navy. Deep Cove is more blue and paler than Navy. Gulf Blue is more blue and paler than Navy. Downriver is paler than Navy. Stratos is more blue than Navy.