Navy

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 16.01:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#000080sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 0, 128)screen channels

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 25%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 50%)approximate process color

Tailwindviolet-900nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA16.01:1

Black textfails AA1.31:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#16092E

#160856

#000080

#6E52A9

#B5A3D2

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#004080

#000080

#400080

Triadic

#000080

#800000

#008000

Complement

#000080

#808000

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-navy: #000080;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-navy);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue306°

Lightness13 L*

Chroma80.3

Luminance0.016