Navy blue
Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue 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.
When this color, taken from the usual color of the uniforms of sailors, originally came into use in the early 1800s, it was initially called marine blue, but the name of the color soon changed to navy blue.
The first recorded use of Navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840.
Navy blue in human culture
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 Canadian Forces Maritime Command, 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. For the U.S. Navy, an OPNAV Information Bulletin from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations states "The new uniform will be black rather than the present Navy blue," while Canadian Forces Dress Instructions for naval units and members specify that, " 'navy blue' is a tone of black" . (See also Uniforms of the United States Navy and Uniforms of the Canadian Forces).
Sororities Navy Blue and maroon are the official colors of Delta Xi Phi.
Music Navy Blue is the name of an album by Diane Renay (all the songs on the CD are about sailors).
NAVY BLUE is the title of a single by Rina Aiuchi which was related on October 3, 2001.
Sports Navy blue is used by numerous professional and collegiate sports teams:
Association Football
Scottish national team
Australian Football League
Carlton Blues
Major League Baseball
Atlanta Braves
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Yankees
San Diego Padres
Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays
Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
Philadelphia Union
National Basketball Association
Atlanta Hawks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Indiana Pacers
Memphis Grizzlies
New Jersey Nets
Utah Jazz
National Football League
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Denver Broncos
New England Patriots
San Diego Chargers
St. Louis Rams
Seattle Seahawks
National Hockey League
Buffalo Sabres
Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers
Nashville Predators
New York Islanders
National Rugby League
Melbourne Storm
Collegiate Teams
University of Arizona
Auburn University
Florida Atlantic University
Georgetown University
University of Michigan
Pennsylvania State University
United States Naval Academy
Translation
The phrase "Navy blue" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Simple English.
Translation(s) in other languages: Azeri: Tünd göy, Catalan: Blau marí, Greek: Μπλε μαρέν, Spanish: Turqui, French: Bleu marine, Hindi: नेवी ब्लू, Indonesian: Biru laut, Japanese: ネイビー, Polish: Barwa granatowa, Portuguese: Naval (cor), Swedish: Marinblå, Thai: สีกรมท่า, Turkish: Lacivert, Vietnamese: Lam sẫm, Chinese: 海軍藍, Min Nan: Khóng-sek.
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