Navy

#181280

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

This is Navy, a strong blue at 243 degrees. 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 #181280, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#181280

RGB24, 18, 128

HSL243, 75%, 29%

HSV243, 86%, 50%

CMYK81%, 86%, 0%, 50%

Lab16.43, 40.95, -58.91

XYZ4.49, 2.19, 20.61

Decimal1577600

Web safe#000099

Pantone2748 C

Shades of navy

#161176 #140f6c #120e62 #100c58 #0f0b4d #0d0943 #0b0839 #09072f #070525 #05041b

Tints of navy

#1e169e #231bbd #291fdb #4339e3 #5f58e7 #7c76ec #9994f0 #b6b3f4 #d3d1f9 #f0effd

Colors that go with navy

Complementary#7a8012 Analogous#124380 Analogous#4f1280 Triadic#801812 Triadic#128018 Split complementary#804f12 Split complementary#438012

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 81, 86, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #181280 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 86 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 83 4 56

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 #181280 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #181280; }
.text { color: #181280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181280; }

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 #181280 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #181280 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 #181280 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 #181280 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 #181280 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.