Navy

#220481

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 rich. 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 #220481, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#220481

RGB34, 4, 129

HSL254, 94%, 26%

HSV254, 97%, 51%

CMYK74%, 97%, 0%, 49%

Lab15.55, 47.08, -60.99

XYZ4.67, 2.01, 20.91

Decimal2229377

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of navy

#1f0477 #1d036d #1a0363 #180359 #15024f #120245 #10023b #0d0232 #0a0128 #08011e

Tints of navy

#2b05a4 #3406c7 #3e07ea #511df8 #6c40f9 #8762fa #a285fb #bca8fc #d7cbfd #f2eefe

Colors that go with navy

Complementary#638104 Analogous#042481 Analogous#600481 Triadic#812204 Triadic#048122 Split complementary#816004 Split complementary#248104

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 74, 97, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #220481 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 97 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 93 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 #220481 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #220481; }
.text { color: #220481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220481; }

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 #220481 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #220481 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 #220481 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 #220481 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 #220481 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.