#000080

#000080 is the hex color Navy. Here are its RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, and OKLCH values, ready-made shades and palettes, and the text colors that stay readable on it.

This is the nearest named color to #000080; the exact match is Navy.

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#000080 color codes

HEX
#000080
HEX8
#000080FF
HEX8 (Android)
#FF000080
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 128)
RGB (%)
0%, 0%, 50%
HSL
hsl(240, 100%, 25%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(240, 100%, 50%)
CMYK
cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.2711 0.1879 264.05)
OKLCH (%)
oklch(27.11% 0.1879 264.05)
Decimal
128

What color is #000080?

#000080 sits at 27% lightness and 0.1879 chroma in OKLCH, hue 264.05°. Its nearest named color is Navy (an exact match).

Shades and tints of #000080

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Shades

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#000080 color harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split-complementary

Tetradic

Square

Monochromatic

Using #000080 in CSS

.text       { color: #000080; }
.background { background-color: #000080; }
.border     { border: 2px solid #000080; }

/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0.2711 0.1879 264.05); }

/* #000080 at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #00008080; }

Is #000080 accessible?

#000080 on white text scores 16.01:1; on black text it scores 1.31:1. White text passes WCAG AAA on #000080. Recommended text color on a #000080 background: white.

A 1.31:1 vs black
A 16.01:1 vs white
  • AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
  • AA large ≥ 3 Pass
  • AAA normal ≥ 7 Pass
  • AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass

Recommended text color: white

CSS contrast-color() contrast-color(#000080) → white
APCA Lc experimental 103.9 Lc · body text — preferred (white text)

WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.

Related colors

Nearest featured color: Blue #0000FF. See more in the blue family on the colors hub.

Frequently asked questions

What color is #000080?
#000080 is Navy. In RGB it is rgb(0, 0, 128), and in HSL hsl(240, 100%, 25%).
What is #000080 in RGB?
#000080 converts to rgb(0, 0, 128) — red 0, green 0, blue 128.
What text color is readable on #000080?
White text — it has the higher contrast ratio (16.01:1) against #000080. White text passes WCAG AAA on #000080.
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