Navy

#000c81

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for navy, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Navy sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Navy color values

Every conversion for #000c81, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#000c81

RGB0, 12, 129

HSL234, 100%, 25%

HSV234, 100%, 51%

CMYK100%, 91%, 0%, 49%

Lab14.67, 43.08, -62.51

XYZ4.09, 1.85, 20.91

Decimal3201

Web safe#000099

Pantone662 C

Shades of navy

#000a6d #000963 #000750 #000746 #00063c #000532 #000428 #00031f

Tints of navy

#000fa5 #0013ca #0016ee #1329ff #384aff #5c6bff #808cff #a5adff #c9ceff #edefff

Colors that go with navy

Complementary#817500 Analogous#004c81 Analogous#350081 Triadic#81000c Triadic#0c8100 Split complementary#813500 Split complementary#4c8100

Navy in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 91, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #000c81 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 91 0 49

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 88 4 55

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Navy in css

Copy #000c81 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #000c81; }
.text { color: #000c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000c81; }

How navy looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Navy and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #000c81 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #000c81 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Navy on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #000c81 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around navy? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn navy into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #000c81 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from navy, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #000c81 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.