navy_blue colors

Literary analysis:

In literature, navy blue is often employed as a symbol of formality and timeless elegance, frequently adorning characters and objects alike. Writers describe everything from crisp academic attire—such as the navy blue suits and tailored garments in [1] and [2]—to practical yet refined military and uniform settings as in [3], [4], and [5]. The color also graces items of beauty and functional design, appearing in luxurious materials like silk and satin for wedding dresses and delicate costumes in [6] and [7], while its use in accessories or furnishings, like the navy blue leather case of [8], further underlines its versatility. This varied application not only enhances visual imagery but also subtly conveys attributes of discipline, reliability, and understated sophistication.

The freshmen wore suits of navy blue, decorated with an old rose "F" on the front of the blouse.
— from Jane Allen, Right Guard by Edith Bancroft
She was clad in a navy blue tailleur with a very smart pair of high navy blue kid boots and small navy blue silk hat.
— from Fanny Goes to War by Pat Beauchamp Washington
Admiral Prince Henry, in navy blue and steering his own automobile, was passing.
— from The Assault: Germany Before the Outbreak and England in War-Time by Frederic William Wile
Our uniforms were navy blue with yellow trimmings.
— from Reminiscencies of a Confederate soldier of Co. C, 2nd Va. Cavalry by Rufus H. Peck
Navy blue uniform cloth.
— from Military Equipment [1917] by Roebuck and Company Sears
My wedding dress is to be navy blue silk.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery
"No, I do not want to be too youthfully dressed, or to look too bridelike on my wedding tour; so I think I will have a dark navy blue."
— from Elsie at the World's Fair by Martha Finley
Case is covered with navy blue leather, lined with purple plush, and closed by a latch.
— from Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby A. Appel

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