Navy

#251080

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 strong. 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 #251080, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#251080
RGB37, 16, 128
HSL251, 78%, 28%
HSV251, 88%, 50%
CMYK71%, 88%, 0%, 50%
Lab17.1, 42.73, -57.78
XYZ4.84, 2.32, 20.62
Decimal2429056
Web safe#330099
Pantone2738 C
Pantone2738 CHex#251080Rgb37 16 128Cmyk71 88 0 50Lab17 43 -58Darker#100736Deep#1a0b5bLighter#3d20b7

Shades of navy

Tints of navy

Colors that go with navy

Navy in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 71, 88, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #251080 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
71 88 0 50
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
69 85 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 #251080 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #251080; }
.text { color: #251080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251080; }

How navy looks on light and dark

Navy and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #251080 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.34:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #251080 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 #251080 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #251080 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #251080 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.