Midnight blue

#032183

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #032183, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#032183

RGB3, 33, 131

HSL226, 96%, 26%

HSV226, 98%, 51%

CMYK98%, 75%, 0%, 49%

Lab19.0, 32.4, -56.59

XYZ4.68, 2.75, 21.76

Decimal205187

Web safe#003399

Pantone662 C

Shades of midnight blue

#031e79 #031c6f #021965 #02175b #021450 #021246 #010f3c #010d32 #010a28 #01081e

Tints of midnight blue

#042aa6 #0533c9 #053bec #1b50fa #3e6bfb #6186fb #85a1fc #a8bcfd #cbd7fe #eef2ff

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#836503 Analogous#036183 Analogous#250383 Triadic#830321 Triadic#218303 Split complementary#832503 Split complementary#618303

Midnight blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 98, 75, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #032183 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 75 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 73 4 55

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

Midnight blue in css

Copy #032183 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #032183; }
.text { color: #032183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #032183; }

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 #032183 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #032183 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 #032183 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 #032183 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

Every value on this page for #032183 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.