Navy

#150174

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

Navy is a deep blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Navy color values

Every conversion for #150174, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#150174

RGB21, 1, 116

HSL250, 98%, 23%

HSV250, 99%, 45%

CMYK82%, 99%, 0%, 55%

Lab12.24, 44.21, -58.2

XYZ3.47, 1.44, 16.62

Decimal1376628

Web safe#000066

Pantone2747 C

Shades of navy

#120163 #0f0152 #0d0149 #0c0141 #0a0038 #09002f #070027 #05001e

Tints of navy

#1c0199 #2202be #2902e4 #380efd #5633fd #7559fe #947efe #b3a3fe #d2c8ff #f0edff

Colors that go with navy

Complementary#607401 Analogous#012774 Analogous#4e0174 Triadic#741501 Triadic#017415 Split complementary#744e01 Split complementary#277401

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 82, 99, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #150174 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 99 0 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 95 4 61

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #150174 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #150174; }
.text { color: #150174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150174; }

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 #150174 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #150174 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 #150174 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 #150174 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

The figures for #150174 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.