Navy blue
| Navy | |
|---|---|
 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°) |
| Source | HTML/CSS[1] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue which almost appears as black. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white) worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world. It was also worn by the Americans during some wars.
When this color, taken from the usual color of the uniforms of sailors, originally came into use in the early 19th century, it was initially called marine blue, but the name of the color soon changed to navy blue.[2]
The first recorded use of Navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840.[3]
Clothing
- A blazer, which is usually colored navy blue, is a special type of sportcoat with brass buttons that is often worn at special occasions such as at graduations, when eating at gourmet restaurants, or when yachting.
Computers
- The color navy was on the original 16 HTML/CSS colors initially formulated for standardized computer display in the late 1980s.
Military
- In the United States Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy, uniforms which are called navy blue (e.g. Working Blues and Service Dress Blues in the US, and uniforms 1, 1A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B (winter), 3C in Canada) are, in actuality, colored black. Canadian Forces Dress Instructions for naval units and members specify that, " 'navy blue' is a tone of black".[4] (See also Uniforms of the United States Navy and Uniforms of the Canadian Forces).
Music
- Navy Blue is the name of an album by Diane Renay (all the songs on the CD are about sailors).[5]
- NAVY BLUE is the title of a single by Rina Aiuchi which was released on October 3, 2001.
Sports
Navy blue is used by numerous professional and collegiate sports teams: Template:MultiCol
- Atlanta Braves
- Boston Red Sox
- Cleveland Indians
- Detroit Tigers
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Minnesota Twins
- New York Yankees
- San Diego Padres
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Seattle Mariners
- Tampa Bay Rays
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- Atlanta Hawks
- Denver Nuggets
- Indiana Pacers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- New Jersey Nets
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
- Chicago Bears[7]
- Dallas Cowboys
- Denver Broncos
- New England Patriots
- San Diego Chargers
- St. Louis Rams
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tennessee Titans
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- Buffalo Sabres
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Edmonton Oilers
- Florida Panthers
- Nashville Predators
- St. Louis Blues
- Washington Capitals
- Winnipeg Jets
- Collegiate Teams
- University of Arizona
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Pittsburgh
- Auburn University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida International University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Illinois
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Mississippi
- Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Rhode Island
- Syracuse University
- West Virginia University
- United States Naval Academy
- Xavier University
- Colegio de San Juan de Letran
See also
References
- ^ W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 168 Discussion of color Navy blue
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 103; Color Sample of Navy blue: Page 131 Plate 40 Color Sample E11
- ^ CANADIAN FORCES DRESS INSTRUCTIONS/INSTRUCTIONS SUR LA TENUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES
- ^ Diane Renay’s website
- ^ Club History – Philadelphia Union (official website).
- ^ History of the Chicago Bears Uniform – Chicago Bears (official website).
