Midnight blue

#041a8a

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. 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 #041a8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#041a8a

RGB4, 26, 138

HSL230, 94%, 28%

HSV230, 97%, 54%

CMYK97%, 81%, 0%, 46%

Lab18.36, 39.32, -62.04

XYZ5.01, 2.6, 24.28

Decimal268938

Web safe#003399

Pantone662 C

Shades of midnight blue

#04187f #031674 #03146a #03125f #021054 #020e49 #020c3e #010a33 #010829 #01061e

Tints of midnight blue

#0520ac #0627ce #072df0 #2145f9 #4461fa #667efb #889bfc #aab7fd #ccd4fe #eef0fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#8a7404 Analogous#045d8a Analogous#31048a Triadic#8a041a Triadic#1a8a04 Split complementary#8a3104 Split complementary#5d8a04

Midnight blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 97, 81, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #041a8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

97 81 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

93 79 4 52

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 #041a8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #041a8a; }
.text { color: #041a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041a8a; }

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 #041a8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #041a8a 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 #041a8a 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 #041a8a 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 #041a8a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.