Navy is the CSS named color #000080 — rgb(0, 0, 128), hsl(240, 100%, 25%). Its relative luminance is 0.016, giving 16.01:1 against white and 1.31:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #000080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 0, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 100%, 25%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.0156 |
| Contrast on white | 16.01:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 1.31:1 AA fail |
Built by mixing navy toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
navy is #000080, which is rgb(0, 0, 128) and hsl(240, 100%, 25%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Navy has a relative luminance of 0.016 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 16.01:1; against black, 1.31:1.
navy reaches 16.01:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.