Midnight blue

#042585

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

Midnight blue sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. 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 #042585, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#042585

RGB4, 37, 133

HSL225, 94%, 27%

HSV225, 97%, 52%

CMYK97%, 72%, 0%, 48%

Lab20.21, 30.57, -55.84

XYZ4.95, 3.04, 22.52

Decimal271749

Web safe#003399

Pantone280 C

Shades of midnight blue

#04227b #031f70 #031c66 #031a5c #021751 #021447 #02113d #020e32 #010b28 #01081e

Tints of midnight blue

#052fa7 #0638ca #0742ec #1f56f8 #4170f9 #648afa #86a4fb #a9befc #cbd8fd #eef2fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#856404 Analogous#046685 Analogous#230485 Triadic#850425 Triadic#258504 Split complementary#852304 Split complementary#668504

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, 72, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #042585 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

97 72 0 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

93 70 4 54

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 #042585 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #042585; }
.text { color: #042585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #042585; }

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 #042585 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #042585 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 #042585 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 #042585 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 #042585 is computed, not guessed. 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.