Midnight blue

#003c8e

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

Midnight blue is a deep blue that reads rich. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #003c8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#003c8e

RGB0, 60, 142

HSL215, 100%, 28%

HSV215, 100%, 56%

CMYK100%, 58%, 0%, 44%

Lab27.25, 18.01, -49.9

XYZ6.5, 5.18, 26.25

Decimal15502

Web safe#003399

Pantone294 C

Shades of midnight blue

#003783 #003378 #002e6d #002961 #002456 #00204b #001b40 #001635 #00122a #000d1f

Tints of midnight blue

#004bb1 #005ad4 #0068f7 #1b7bff #3e90ff #61a4ff #84b8ff #a7ccff #cae0ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#8e5200 Analogous#00838e Analogous#0b008e Triadic#8e003c Triadic#3c8e00 Split complementary#8e0b00 Split complementary#838e00

Midnight blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 58, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #003c8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 58 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 57 4 50

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #003c8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #003c8e; }
.text { color: #003c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003c8e; }

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 #003c8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #003c8e 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 #003c8e 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 #003c8e 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 #003c8e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.