#000080Navy is a dark, vivid, fully saturated take on blue. Colors in this range are commonly associated with trust, calm and competence, which makes navy a natural fit for corporate branding, links and interfaces that need to feel dependable.
With a 16.01:1 contrast ratio against white, navy is dark enough to carry white text at any size — use it confidently for buttons, headers and filled UI elements. It is also dark enough to serve as a background in a dark theme, where lighter tints of navy can act as hover and border states.
For pairings, the complement of navy sits at 60° — #7F8000, close to olive — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for navy in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from navy's position on the color wheel (hue 240°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix navy toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how navy performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Navy | 16.01:1 | AAA | AAA |
| Black text on Navy | 1.31:1 | Fail | Fail |
#000061#00005A#004943Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword navy directly.
:root {
--navy: #000080;
--navy-rgb: 0, 0, 128;
--navy-tint: #7373B9;
--navy-shade: #000046;
}
.btn-navy {
background: var(--navy);
color: #ffffff;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'navy': {
DEFAULT: '#000080',
light: '#7373B9',
dark: '#000046',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.