Midnight blue

#001047

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for midnight blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Midnight blue, a vivid blue at 226 degrees. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #001047, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#001047

RGB0, 16, 71

HSL226, 100%, 14%

HSV226, 100%, 28%

CMYK100%, 77%, 0%, 72%

Lab7.46, 19.16, -35.88

XYZ1.32, 0.83, 6.05

Decimal4167

Web safe#000033

Pantone2757 C

Shades of midnight blue

#000e3f #000c37 #000b2f #000927 #00071f

Tints of midnight blue

#001971 #00239b #002cc5 #0036ef #1b4eff #456fff #6f8fff #99b0ff #c3d1ff #edf1ff

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#473700 Analogous#003447 Analogous#130047 Triadic#470010 Triadic#104700 Split complementary#471300 Split complementary#344700

Midnight blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 100, 77, 0, 72.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #001047 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 77 0 72

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 75 4 78

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #001047 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #001047; }
.text { color: #001047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001047; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #001047 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #001047 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #001047 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around midnight blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #001047 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from midnight blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #001047 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.