The Colour Navy Blue; What's The Point?
By Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
Carlisle, England
October 17, 2012 9:17am CST
I don't know anybody who suits navy blue..perhaps guys in the er..Navy..but that's about it.
I've lost count of the times I've picked a garment up off the rack and asked Mum, "Is this navy blue or black?"
"I dunno, I can't tell!" she would say.
My point exactly. Bearing this in mind, if I couldn't TELL that it was either navy blue or black I'd put that garment back on the rack...just in case it was navy blue!
What colour goes with navy blue? No, I can't think of one either.
Such a pointless colour, in my opinion.
I remember one year I had to get out of M&S 'cos all their stock seemed to be in navy blue..or was it black..
I couldn't tell.
Grey is a good colour; there are FIFTY shades of that.
Haha!
I've lost count of the times I've picked a garment up off the rack and asked Mum, "Is this navy blue or black?"
"I dunno, I can't tell!" she would say.
My point exactly. Bearing this in mind, if I couldn't TELL that it was either navy blue or black I'd put that garment back on the rack...just in case it was navy blue!
What colour goes with navy blue? No, I can't think of one either.
Such a pointless colour, in my opinion.
I remember one year I had to get out of M&S 'cos all their stock seemed to be in navy blue..or was it black..
I couldn't tell.
Grey is a good colour; there are FIFTY shades of that.
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10 responses
@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
17 Oct 12
I happen to like Navy blue. I like it with fuchsia or red especially. Yellow is pretty spectacular with it as well. For some people Navy is more flattering than black. It makes me look less sallow.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
17 Oct 12
Yes, I'm beginning to see its usefulness more and more as this discussion progresses.
It doesn't help though, when stores often have a sea of navy blue..but no other colours with it. If more colour were to be introduced in the displays I might be swayed to buy more navy blue.
I did have a pair of navy blue leggings and wore a bright yellow top with it..and you're right, the colours DID look spectacular together.
I love the colour yellow; makes me smile just thinking about it!
It doesn't help though, when stores often have a sea of navy blue..but no other colours with it. If more colour were to be introduced in the displays I might be swayed to buy more navy blue.
I did have a pair of navy blue leggings and wore a bright yellow top with it..and you're right, the colours DID look spectacular together.
I love the colour yellow; makes me smile just thinking about it!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
17 Oct 12
A 'giant bruise' is a very good description and accurate too!
I wonder why bruises are navy blue? You've got me thinking now!
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
18 Oct 12
When I was at secondary school my uniform was a navy blue and white striped blouse, a navy blue jumper and a gray skirt. Only the color white looks nice with navy blue. I like the color black and know it goes well with almost any other color. My disabled son wears a navy blue cardigan, a white shirt and he has a choice of navy blue, gray or black trousers. I give him gray trousers. Sometimes two navy blue items look awful next to each other.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
26 Oct 12
Yes, I know what you mean. The navy blue suit I borrowed off Mum that time would've looked hideous if I'd worn er..a navy blue top underneath. Fortunately, the cerise one made the whole look a lot better.
I wore blue skirts at school but they weren't navy, more of a tealy-blue. The cardigan I wore over a check white and blue blouse was a very bright blue, a colour I still love today but it's nowhere to be found in the shops. The best thing about the blouse was that we didn't have to wear a tie, something that was quite radical in the early 80s!
I wore blue skirts at school but they weren't navy, more of a tealy-blue. The cardigan I wore over a check white and blue blouse was a very bright blue, a colour I still love today but it's nowhere to be found in the shops. The best thing about the blouse was that we didn't have to wear a tie, something that was quite radical in the early 80s!
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
26 Oct 12
I'm not overly fond of it, either. I think that my navy blue skirt is one of the least worn of all of my skirts. Hmm... Although, it would look rather great with my one lacy white blouse. I've never actually paired those pieces together, but I think that I need to do so the next time I go to services or something.
I do like black a lot better, though. It seems more flattering on me, and it just speaks more to my sense of style.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
26 Oct 12
It's funny how we've been thinking more about what navy blue actually goes with..which is a good thing.
I reckon you should dig our your lacy white blouse and team it with your blue skirt, like you said.
You never know, you might like it!
@changjiangzhibin89 (16554)
• China
18 Oct 12
Yes,it is hard to tell the navy blue from black sometimes.Here,Most working clothes are navy blue,because they don't show the dirt.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
26 Oct 12
How interesting! My Dad used to have (not quite navy) blue dungarees and he looked oh, so cute in them. I'm not sure if he can wear them now but I bet he hasn't thrown them away!
@changjiangzhibin89 (16554)
• China
27 Oct 12
Maybe he still keeps it.I don't know about your Dad,I prefer casual clothes .
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
17 Oct 12
I actually like the color navy, but only when you can clearly tell it's a blue and not a black. My prom dress was actually sort of navy and it was really pretty. When I wear navy tops or tank tops I'll usually wear white shorts so there's a bit of a contrast as opposed to wearing denim jeans and a navy top..which is sometimes too dark depending on how light or dark the jeans are.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
17 Oct 12
Yes, I do know what you mean. I should imagine a navy prom dress would actually look really nice..something a bit different from pink lol. A shiny navy material would shimmer, I would think..it would look like a midnight blue sky.
Oh dear, I'm being converted!
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
19 Oct 12
It was a very classy color and it had some beading just under the chest. It didn't look black at all. That's the only time I like navy..when you can clearly tell it's a blue and you don't have to wonder if it's black or blue lol.
@BarBaraPrz (45653)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Oct 12
Hey! I happen to be wearing a navy blue sweater at the moment. Granted, when I first got it, I thought it was black, but after a couple washes (it's cotton) it's easy enough to tell that it's navy.
As for what goes with navy: white, light blue, red, pink...
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
17 Oct 12
The thing in shops is..and M&S is the biggest culprit. When they have a sea of navy blue they rarely put another colour together with it. That's down to the customer..and after a few failed attempts I give up. If everything was 'there' I'd go for it..the whites, the light blues, red, pink..
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
I like grey but i did not know it had so many shades. i would like light blue suit it and for the information I myself can't make out navy blue. It is like almost black 
.. So lemon green would go with it too. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.
.. So lemon green would go with it too. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead. @giantancestor (1)
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18 Oct 12
I agree with you, i also like light blue, i am very grand when i wear s navy blue suit, it contain huge inclusive and unlimited power, grey.blue and black sometimes they are closely if you don't see clearly. this is my first reply in the mylot. nice to talk to everyone.
@ZippyDoozy (1)
• United States
18 Oct 12
Personally, if you ask me blue is blue, red is red, pink is pink and brown is brown. I don't see a point in having a million different names for the slightest change in the shade of color. The world would be so much simpler if we could just say "Oh, that's blue." Instead of us being like "Oh, that's blue" "No, that's NAVY BLUE!" Like I said, blue is blue. I do agree with you, there is no point in the color 'Navy Blue', let's just keep it simple and have 'blue'!
