Midnight blue

#020b39

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 230 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 #020b39, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#020b39

RGB2, 11, 57

HSL230, 93%, 12%

HSV230, 96%, 22%

CMYK96%, 81%, 0%, 78%

Lab4.95, 14.83, -29.98

XYZ0.88, 0.55, 3.93

Decimal133945

Web safe#000033

Pantone655 C

Shades of midnight blue

#020931 #02082b #010726 #010620

Tints of midnight blue

#031363 #051b8d #0623b7 #082be0 #1d40f7 #4664f9 #7087fa #9aaafb #c4cdfd #eef0fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#393002 Analogous#022639 Analogous#150239 Triadic#39020b Triadic#0b3902 Split complementary#391502 Split complementary#273902

Midnight blue in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 96, 81, 0, 78.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #020b39 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 81 0 78

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 79 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #020b39 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #020b39; }
.text { color: #020b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020b39; }

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 #020b39 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #020b39 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 #020b39 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 #020b39 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 #020b39 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.