Navy is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #feeac1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e2901 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 12.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Navy Color. The Blue Leviathan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Old Glory Blue (#002868) for more energetic effect. Try Atlantic Depths as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e2901 is the best complementary color to Navy. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #01153e complementary color is Cola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Midnight are #01333e and #0b013e. Thus found on the left and right of #01153e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyprus and Stratos colors as they work well with Navy.
The split-complementary Navy palette consists of #333e01 and #3e0b01 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e2901). Try Madras and Bean colors in combination with #01153e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #01153e offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Navy. Thus Deep Fir and Temptress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Navy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cola, Barossa, and Crusoe split by 90° on the color wheel. #01153e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Navy tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#3e2901) and two others. The Temptress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sherwood Green – 120° from the complementary Cola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e0114 and #013e2a.
In a RGB color space, hex #01153e is made of 1% red, 25% green and 74% blue. In a HSL mode Navy has a hue angle of 220.33°, a saturation of 96.83% and a lightness of 12.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01153e is made of 23.92% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black ink.
| HEX | #01153e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,21,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 25%, 74% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 16.07, 0, 75.69 |
| HSL | hsl(220.33,96.83%,12.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.33,98.39%,24.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(8.0445,11.1521,-28.5456) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.1502,0.8906,4.6687) |