#F1EFE6
#152244
#C8A860
#090E20
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Navy Blazer Color Palette

#F1EFE6 · #152244 · #C8A860 · #090E20

AAA
WCAG Grade
16.6:1
Contrast Ratio
1,009
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AI Prompt

Use #F1EFE6 as the background. Use #152244 as the primary accent. Use #C8A860 as secondary. Use #090E20 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Navy Blazer — royal, cool, vintage, night.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Navy Blazer color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).

Swatch Design Role HEX RGB CMYK HSL
Background
Luminance: 86.1%
241, 239, 230 0%, 1%, 5%, 5% 49°, 28%, 92%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 1.7%
21, 34, 68 69%, 50%, 0%, 73% 223°, 53%, 17%
Secondary
Luminance: 41.1%
200, 168, 96 0%, 16%, 52%, 22% 42°, 49%, 58%
Body Text
Luminance: 0.5%
9, 14, 32 72%, 56%, 0%, 87% 227°, 56%, 8%

Navy Blazer Tints & Shades

Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Navy Blazer palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#F1EFE6 gently saturated yellow
#152244 gently saturated blue
#C8A860 gently saturated orange
#090E20 gently saturated blue

Navy Blazer Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.

Text on Background Preview Ratio Grade Safe For
#090E20 on #F1EFE6
Aa Sample Text
16.64:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#F1EFE6 on #090E20
Aa Sample Text
16.64:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#152244 on #F1EFE6
Aa Sample Text
13.56:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#F1EFE6 on #152244
Aa Sample Text
13.56:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#090E20 on #C8A860
Aa Sample Text
8.42:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#C8A860 on #090E20
Aa Sample Text
8.42:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#C8A860 on #152244
Aa Sample Text
6.86:1 AA Body text, UI
#152244 on #C8A860
Aa Sample Text
6.86:1 AA Body text, UI
#C8A860 on #F1EFE6
Aa Sample Text
1.98:1 Fail Decorative use only
#F1EFE6 on #C8A860
Aa Sample Text
1.98:1 Fail Decorative use only
#090E20 on #152244
Aa Sample Text
1.23:1 Fail Decorative use only
#152244 on #090E20
Aa Sample Text
1.23:1 Fail Decorative use only

Navy Blazer Color Psychology & Meaning

A navy blazer is a jacket that stops short of suiting, worn with anything from denim to flannel and still reading as deliberate, and this palette is shirt pale with blazer gold. It feels versatile and sharp, the color of a jacket over a t-shirt.

Color Harmony: Complementary Scheme

The Navy Blazer palette is built using a complementary relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A complementary palette is often preferred by professional designers because it provides maximum contrast and energy by using opposite colors.

History & Design Context

The blazer takes its name from the red-hot jacket worn on HMS Blazer in the nineteenth century, and navy became the standard colour once the garment moved from ship to shore.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the shirt pale for wide surfaces, blazer navy for buttons and links, blazer gold for secondary details, and jacket dark for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Tailoring and menswear, heritage fashion, watches, editorial design.

Colors That Pair Well With Navy Blazer

Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.

orange

directly opposite #152244 on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

violet

30° beside #152244 — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Navy Blazer Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Use #152244 for buttons and links — it scores 13.6:1 against the #F1EFE6 background (above the 3:1 UI-components threshold).
  • Set body text in #090E20 — 16.6:1 against #F1EFE6 passes WCAG AA (AAA) for long-form reading.
  • Don't use #C8A860 behind body text — this light tone works better for surfaces, badges and dividers than for reading areas.

How to Implement the Navy Blazer Color Scheme

To use this Navy Blazer color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #F1EFE6 for the main background and #152244 for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #090E20 and #F1EFE6 is 16.64:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Navy Blazer Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Navy Blazer color palette?

The Navy Blazer palette contains #F1EFE6, #152244, #C8A860, #090E20. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.

Is the Navy Blazer color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #090E20 on #F1EFE6 reaches 16.6:1 (AAA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.

What colors go well with the Navy Blazer palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #896E2A, #21193E, #161513 extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.

What mood does the Navy Blazer palette create?

Navy Blazer reads as royal, cool, vintage. Gently saturated blue drives the personality, grounded by gently saturated yellow — a combination that works best when the very light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Navy Blazer color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Navy Blazer palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Navy Blazer palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Navy Blazer's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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