Navy blue

Navy blue
 
Clockwise, from top left:
The Blue Angels flying in formation; Night sky; March of people during the Tall Ships Race of 2014; Anglican prayer beads; Uniform of a naval gunner in the Royal Norwegian Navy, on display in the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum; Wertheimer Optimist sculpture by Ottmar Hörl.
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#000080
sRGBB (r, g, b)(0, 0, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)(240°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(13, 52, 266°)
SourceHTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Navy blue, also known simply as navy, is a dark shade of the color blue. The name navy blue originally referred to the color of uniforms worn by officers in the Royal Navy. In the late 18th century, the Royal Navy adopted the color for its sailors' uniforms, partly due to the practical reason that dark colors were less prone to showing dirt and wear during long sea voyages. The color became so associated with naval service that it came to be known simply as "navy blue."

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