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Navy blue is a dark shade of the color blue. Some people mistake navy blue for black because some navies (such as the United States Navy) use a shade of navy blue that is so dark it is practically black.

Meaning of navy blue

Navy blue represents sailors and also represents the navy of a nation. Navy blue also represents the sport of yachting.
Since 1748, British Royal Navy uniforms have been white and navy blue. Other navies also adopted these uniform colors. This is where the color got its name.
Navy blue is the most popular color for a jacket known as a blazer (which also has brass buttons) which is often worn on special or formal occasions. Navy blue colored blazers are also often worn by people who are employed in customer service positions that serve the public from behind a desk, such as hotel concierges.
Navy uniforms colored a color called Regimental (now called Persian Indigo), made by dyeing cloth with indigo dye, were popular among many nations during the 19th Century.^[1]

Comparison of green, teal, blue and ultramarine

Name	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum
Green	#008000	0	128	0	120°	100%	50%
Teal	#008080	0	128	128	180°	100%	50%
Blue	#0000FF	0	0	255	240°	100%	100%
Ultramarine (Electric Ultramarine)	#3F00FF	63	0	255	255°	100%	100%

Tones of navy blue

Name	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum	Source
Medium Ultramarine	#5A7CC2	90	124	194	220°	46%	56%	(Ultramarine (Pantone TPX 17-4037))
Star Command Blue	#007BB8	0	123	184	200°	100%	36%	(ISCC-NBS)
Bright Navy Blue	#0066CC	0	102	204	210°	100%	40%	(Crayola Navy Blue)
Medium Blue	#0066CD	0	102	205	210°	100%	40%	(web color)
Electric Ultramarine	#3F00FF	63	0	255	255°	100%	50%	(Ultramarine (Maerz and Paul))
Royal Azure	#0038A8	0	56	168	220°	100%	33%	(Royal (Pantone Blue #286))
Pigment Blue	#333399	51	51	153	240°	50%	40%	(CMYK)
Ultramarine	#120A8F	18	10	143	244°	87%	30%	(Pigment)
Dark Blue	#00008B	0	0	139	240°	100%	27%	(web color)
Navy Blue	#000080	0	0	128	240°	100%	25%	(web color Navy)
Persian Indigo	#32127A	50	18	122	258°	74%	27%	(Regimental (Maerz and Paul))
St. Patrick's Blue	#23297A	35	41	122	236°	55%	31%
Midnight Blue	#191970	25	25	112	240°	64%	27%	(web color)
Dark Sapphire	#082567	8	37	103	222°	86%	22%	(Sapphire (PerBang.dk))
Space Cadet	#1D2951	29	41	81	226°	47%	22%	(Resene color list)

Related pages

List of colors

References

↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill

Shades of blue

Air Force blue	Air superiority blue	Alice blue	Azure	Azure white	Baby blue	Bice blue	Bleu de France	Blue	Blue-gray

Bondi blue	Brandeis blue	Byzantine blue	Capri	Christmas blue	Christmas blue 2	Carolina blue	Celeste	Cerulean	Cobalt blue

Columbia Blue	Cornflower blue	Cyan	Dark blue	Denim	Dodger blue	Duke blue	Egyptian blue	Electric blue	Federal blue

Glaucous	Electric indigo	Ice blue	Indigo	Indigo dye	International Klein Blue	Iris	Light blue	Majorelle Blue	Marian blue

Maya blue	Medium blue	Medium slate blue	Midnight blue	Navy blue	Neon blue	Non-photo blue	Oxford Blue	Pacific blue	Palatinate blue

Penn Blue	Periwinkle	Persian blue	Phthalo blue	Powder blue	Prussian blue	Robin egg blue	Royal blue	Sapphire	Savoy blue

Sky blue	Slate blue	Steel blue	Teal blue	Tiffany Blue	True Blue	Tufts Blue	Turquoise	UCLA Blue	Ultramarine