HEX Color #000080 (Navy)

About #000080

When working with digital screens, the color #000080 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Navy. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 0, 128).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 100% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 50% Black. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 25.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#000080

RGB0, 0, 128

HSL240.0°, 100.0%, 25.1%

CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 50%

HSV240.0°, 100.0%, 50.2%

LAB13.0, 47.5, -64.7

XYZ3.9, 1.6, 20.5

Decimal128

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#000080 #7F8000

Analogous

#003F80 #3F0080

Triadic

#800000 #008000

Tetradic

#800040 #7F8000 #008040

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#000080

#1C1C8E

#38389C

#5555AA

#7171B8

#8D8DC6

#AAAAD4

#C6C6E2

#E2E2F0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#000080

#000071

#000063

#000055

#000047

#000038

#00002A

#00001C

#00000E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.01:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.31:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

15.30:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.12:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #000080; }

.text-color { color: #000080; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #000080; }

Similar Colors

Navy

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