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Navy blue is an especially dark shade of the color blue. Some people mistake navy blue for black, especially when concerning clothing, most notably the navy blue pinstripes of the New York Yankees home uniform. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white) worn by officers in the Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world. In the US Navy and the Canadian Navy, many uniforms which are called "blue" (e.g. Working Blues and Service Dress Blues) Canada (uniforms 1, 1A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B (winter), 3C) are such a dark shade that they appear black (see Uniforms of the United States Navy). Web colors are colors used in designing web pages, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. ... CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram showing the gamut of the sRGB color space and location of the primaries. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625–750 nm. ... Mossy, green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ... YOU SUCK!!!!! ... Web colors are colors used in designing web pages, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... YOU SUCK!!!!! ... Black cat, thought by some to cause bad luck (see superstition) Black is the shade of objects that do not reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum. ... Pin striping describes the application of a pin stripe. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is responsible for naval operations of the navy of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Recruiting poster for the United States Navy, featuring a woman wearing the most famous naval uniform, the crackerjack. ...


In contemporary Western clothing fashion, navy blue is considered a conservative color appropriate for men's business dress. Navy blue is the nearly universal color of blazers and is also a favored color for suits. The complimentary colour of navy blue is peach. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Western World. ... // Girls wearing formal attire for dancing, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing. ... Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... It has been suggested that Sportcoat be merged into this article or section. ... Suits from the 1937 Chicago Woolen Mills catalog At the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 heads of state wore morning dress or lounge suits for more informal meetings but frock coats for formal daytime meetings A suit, with varieties such as a business suit, three-piece suit...


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Web colors black gray silver white red maroon purple fuchsia green lime olive yellow orange blue navy teal aqua
 
  Shades of blue  
Alice blue Azure Baby blue Blue Cerulean Cerulean blue Cobalt blue Cornflower blue Dark blue Denim Dodger blue Indigo
                       
International Klein Blue Light blue Midnight blue Navy blue Periwinkle Persian blue Powder blue Prussian blue Royal blue Sapphire Steel blue Ultramarine
                       

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