Midnight blue

#001737

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

Midnight blue is a dark blue that reads dramatic. 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 #001737, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#001737

RGB0, 23, 55

HSL215, 100%, 11%

HSV215, 100%, 22%

CMYK100%, 58%, 0%, 78%

Lab8.03, 5.85, -23.55

XYZ1.0, 0.89, 3.73

Decimal5943

Web safe#000033

Pantone2767 C

Shades of midnight blue

#001635 #001532 #001430 #00132d #00122b #001128 #001026 #000f23 #000e21 #000d1f

Tints of midnight blue

#002963 #003c8e #004eba #0060e6 #1375ff #3e8fff #6aa8ff #96c2ff #c1dbff #edf5ff

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#372000 Analogous#003237 Analogous#050037 Triadic#370017 Triadic#173700 Split complementary#370500 Split complementary#323700

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, 58, 0, 78.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #001737 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 58 0 78

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 57 4 84

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #001737 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #001737; }
.text { color: #001737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001737; }

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 #001737 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #001737 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #001737 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #001737 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

Here is how the numbers for #001737 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.