Navy

#280a7a

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

This is Navy, a vivid purple at 256 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Navy color values

Every conversion for #280a7a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#280a7a

RGB40, 10, 122

HSL256, 85%, 26%

HSV256, 92%, 48%

CMYK67%, 92%, 0%, 52%

Lab15.87, 43.47, -55.98

XYZ4.5, 2.07, 18.58

Decimal2624122

Web safe#330066

Pantone2738 C

Shades of navy

#220867 #1f085e #1c0755 #19064b #160542 #120538 #0f042f #0c0326 #09021c

Tints of navy

#330d9b #3e0fbd #4912de #5c27ed #7548f0 #8e69f3 #a78bf5 #c0acf8 #d9cdfb #f3effe

Colors that go with navy

Complementary#5c7a0a Analogous#0a247a Analogous#600a7a Triadic#7a280a Triadic#0a7a28 Split complementary#7a600a Split complementary#247a0a

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 67, 92, 0, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #280a7a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 92 0 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 89 4 58

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 #280a7a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #280a7a; }
.text { color: #280a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280a7a; }

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 #280a7a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #280a7a 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 #280a7a 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 #280a7a 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 #280a7a 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.