Use navbar-inverse bg-inverseinstead.navbar-default
<section role="navigation">
<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse bg-inverse navbar-toggleable-sm fixed-top">
<div class="container">
<button class="navbar-toggler navbar-toggler-right" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#myNavigation" aria-controls="myNavigation" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<a href="#" class="navbar-brand">KP</a>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="myNavigation">
<div class="navbar-nav">
<a class="p-3 nav-item nav-link active " href="#">Home</a>
<a class="p-3 nav-item nav-link " href="#">About</a>
<a class="p-3 nav-item nav-link " href="#">Contact Me</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</section>
Updated violin
Update:
navbar-inverseno longer available in version B4, you can use instead navbar-dark.