Navy

#2b0a74

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

Navy is a deep purple with a serious cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Navy color values

Every conversion for #2b0a74, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b0a74

RGB43, 10, 116

HSL259, 84%, 25%

HSV259, 91%, 45%

CMYK63%, 91%, 0%, 55%

Lab15.44, 42.04, -52.81

XYZ4.26, 1.99, 16.68

Decimal2820724

Web safe#330066

Pantone2755 C

Shades of navy

#240862 #1e0751 #1b0648 #17053f #140537 #11042e #0e0325 #0a021c

Tints of navy

#370d96 #4410b7 #5013d9 #6324ec #7b46ef #9368f2 #ab89f5 #c3abf8 #dbcdfb #f3effe

Colors that go with navy

Complementary#53740a Analogous#0a1e74 Analogous#600a74 Triadic#742b0a Triadic#0a742b Split complementary#74600a Split complementary#1e740a

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 63, 91, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b0a74 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

63 91 0 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

62 88 4 61

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #2b0a74 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b0a74; }
.text { color: #2b0a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b0a74; }

How navy looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Navy and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2b0a74 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b0a74 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 #2b0a74 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 #2b0a74 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #2b0a74 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.