Navy

#1a0183

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

This is Navy, a vivid blue at 252 degrees. 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 #1a0183, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1a0183

RGB26, 1, 131

HSL252, 98%, 26%

HSV252, 99%, 51%

CMYK80%, 99%, 0%, 49%

Lab14.84, 48.38, -63.46

XYZ4.53, 1.88, 21.6

Decimal1704323

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of navy

#16016f #140165 #12015b #100151 #0e0147 #0c003d #0a0032 #080028 #06001e

Tints of navy

#2101a7 #2802ca #2f02ee #4317fd #603bfe #7d5efe #9a82fe #b7a6fe #d4caff #f1edff

Colors that go with navy

Complementary#6a8301 Analogous#012983 Analogous#5b0183 Triadic#831a01 Triadic#01831a Split complementary#835b01 Split complementary#298301

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 80, 99, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1a0183 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 99 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 95 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 #1a0183 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1a0183; }
.text { color: #1a0183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a0183; }

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 #1a0183 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1a0183 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 #1a0183 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 #1a0183 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

Every value on this page for #1a0183 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.