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#000080

Navy Color

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One of the darkest blues, named for its long use in naval uniforms; it reads as authoritative and professional.

Nearest Tailwind class violet-950 #2f0d68 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#000080

RGB

rgb(0, 0, 128)

HSL

hsl(240, 100%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 100%, 50.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 49.8%)

LAB

lab(12.97, 47.5, -64.7)

LCH

lch(12.97, 80.26, 306.28)

OKLCH

oklch(27.1%, 0.1879, 264.04)

HWB

hwb(240, 0%, 49.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808000

Analogous

#004080

#000080

#400080

Triadic

#000080

#800000

#008000

Split-complementary

#000080

#804000

#408000

Tetradic

#000080

#800080

#808000

#008000

Square

#000080

#800040

#808000

#008040

Shades

Navy Color mixed toward black.

#00006b

#000055

#000040

#00002b

#000015

Tints

Navy Color mixed toward white.

#0000c0

#0000ff

#4040ff

#8080ff

#bfbfff

Tones

Navy Color mixed toward gray.

#0b0b75

#15156b

#202060

#2b2b55

#35354b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#000071 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#00006c · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#00625f · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #000080;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#000080]

Related colors

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Midnight Blue #191970

Frequently asked questions

Navy (#000080) is rgb(0, 0, 128) in RGB.

No, #000080 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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