Every navy blue paint at Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Behr, in one list: the colors Benjamin Moore files as navy, plus each brand's own "navies". Pick the brand and inky, indigo or royal, and see the navy blues that fit, lightest or darkest first, each with its LRV.
Navy blues that fit
The lightest navy blue: Benjamin Moore CSP-600 Andes Summit, LRV 14.13. 50 navy blues fit.
Tap a color to choose it. LRV is how much light a color reflects (0 black, 100 a perfect white): the brand's own printed LRV where we read it, else ours, worked out from the brand's digital color. A screen shows that digital version, so check a real chip in your room's light before you buy. We are not connected to any of these brands.
Quick answer: Benjamin Moore’s most popular navy blues are Hale Navy HC-154 (LRV 8.36), Van Deusen Blue HC-156 (11.97) and Stunning 826 (8.37). The finder above lists all 50 navy blues of Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Behr by LRV, inky, indigo or royal.
How to use the navy paint finder
- Pick a brand, or keep all three.
- Pick inky, indigo or royal: the navies closest to black, the ones that lean purple, or the most vivid.
- Show the lightest or the darkest first. Every navy Benjamin Moore files is one it tags Dark (a printed LRV of 21.96 or less), so there is no light or medium choice here.
- Tap a navy to choose it, then see it on a wall in the room paint visualizer, or find its closest twins at the other two brands.
What counts as a navy
The finder uses Benjamin Moore’s own filing. Its color service tags every color with a family and a subfamily, and the finder takes every color it files under the subfamily Navy (27 colors), plus the two navies its navy page names that are filed elsewhere: Van Deusen Blue HC-156 and Stunning 826. Benjamin Moore: Navy blue paint strikes the perfect balance between bold color and classic neutrality.
Sherwin-Williams and Behr do not publish families this way, so a Sherwin-Williams or Behr color joins when its closest Benjamin Moore color, by CIEDE2000, is very close (under 3) and is a navy by Benjamin Moore’s filing, or when its own brand’s name says navy and its closest Benjamin Moore color is a blue or a black, with an LRV inside the range of Benjamin Moore’s own navies. Every color in the list says why it is there. That gives 50 navy blues: 12 at Sherwin-Williams, 29 at Benjamin Moore and 9 at Behr, from the brands’ own palette files.
Inky, indigo or royal
Benjamin Moore tells the deep blues apart: Navy blue is a traditional blue with black undertones, a classic hue that’s been loved in interior spaces for ages. Indigo shares similar characteristics of navy’s depth but leans warmer with purple undertones, creating an inky contrast. Royal blue is the most vibrant of the three, feeling energetic, punchier, and livelier.
The finder follows those words. Inky is the third of Benjamin Moore’s own navies with the least color (a CIELAB chroma of 12.38 or less: closest to black), Indigo the third that leans furthest toward purple (a CIELAB hue of 269.72° or more) and Royal the most vivid third (a chroma of 14.94 or more); the same lines place the Sherwin-Williams and Behr colors. That is our reading of each brand’s digital color: 20 navies read inky, 19 indigo and 18 royal, and a navy can be two of them.
Popular navy blues, with their LRV
LRV, light reflectance value, is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for a perfect white. Benjamin Moore’s and Sherwin-Williams’ LRVs are the ones each brand prints, read from its color service on 2026-10-11; a Behr LRV is ours, worked out from its digital color, and marked (ours).
| Color | LRV | Reads | How light | Why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore HC-154 Hale Navy | 8.36 | inky | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Benjamin Moore HC-156 Van Deusen Blue | 11.97 | leans blue | deep | Benjamin Moore names it |
| Benjamin Moore 826 Stunning | 8.37 | indigo-leaning, royal | deep | Benjamin Moore names it |
| Benjamin Moore HC-155 Newburyport Blue | 10.31 | inky | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Benjamin Moore 2062-10 Polo Blue | 5.67 | inky | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Benjamin Moore 2061-10 Deep Royal | 5.36 | inky, indigo-leaning | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Benjamin Moore 2065-10 Admiral Blue | 5.94 | indigo-leaning, royal | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Benjamin Moore 1680 Hudson Bay | 9.77 | leans blue | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Benjamin Moore 2063-10 Old Navy | 5.13 | indigo-leaning | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Benjamin Moore 2064-10 Bold Blue | 5.58 | indigo-leaning, royal | deep | Benjamin Moore files it as navy blue |
| Sherwin-Williams SW 6244 Naval | 4.5 | inky | deep | its closest Benjamin Moore color |
Worked examples
A classic navy for kitchen cabinets. Benjamin Moore calls navy equally at home in a traditional kitchen with marble countertops or a modern, minimalist living room
. Choose Inky: 20 navies, Hale Navy HC-154 (LRV 8.36) among them.
A navy that leans purple. Choose Indigo: 19 navies. Stunning 826 (LRV 8.37) is one; Benjamin Moore calls it a dark sapphire blue with violet undertones
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The darkest navy. Choose Darkest first: Sherwin-Williams SW 9178 In the Navy (LRV 3.7).
Naval at Sherwin-Williams. SW 6244 Naval is LRV 4.5; it is here because its closest Benjamin Moore color is a navy.
Common mistakes when choosing a navy
- Ignoring the undertone. Benjamin Moore:
Look at undertones—some lean cooler or warmer.
A purple-leaning navy beside a green-leaning one on the same wall can clash. - Judging it on a small chip. Benjamin Moore suggests sampling
using display chips, brush-on samples, or peel-and-stick options to see how the shade looks in your lighting throughout the day.
- Too little light. Every navy here reflects less than a quarter of the light that hits it; in a dark room it can read black. Balance it with light floors or white trim.
- Trusting a screen. Every color here is the brand’s digital stand-in for the paint.
Found your navy? Try it on one wall with the accent wall color picker, on a door with the front door color visualizer, or on a whole room in the room paint visualizer. The free 2D room planner lays out the furniture.
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Navy blue paint color questions
What are the most popular navy blue paint colors?
Benjamin Moore names Hale Navy HC-154, Van Deusen Blue HC-156 and Stunning 826, and features Deep Royal 2061-10, Admiral Blue 2065-10, Hudson Bay 1680 and Polo Blue 2062-10 among its most popular. Sherwin-Williams’ Naval SW 6244 is in the list because its closest Benjamin Moore color is a navy.
What is the best navy blue paint color?
The one whose undertone suits the room: inky for a classic, near-black navy, indigo for a warmer one that leans purple, royal for the most vivid. Sample two or three in your own light.
What is the difference between navy, indigo and royal blue?
Benjamin Moore: navy is a traditional blue with black undertones, indigo leans warmer with purple undertones, and royal blue is the most vibrant of the three.
What colors go best with navy blue?
Benjamin Moore: bright neutrals like white and gray, warm tones like beige, taupe and sand, or for a bolder look yellow, orange or even pink.
What are the best navy blue paint colors from Sherwin-Williams?
Choose Sherwin-Williams in the finder: 12 navies, each with the LRV Sherwin-Williams prints.
Is navy good for a house exterior?
Benjamin Moore calls navy a popular choice for exteriors, offering a sophisticated alternative to black or gray
. The exterior house color visualizer paints it on a house.
Can I see a navy on my own walls?
Yes. Tap a navy, then See it on a wall: the room paint visualizer paints it on a sample room or on your own photo, in your browser.