Midnight blue

#04266b

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 serious. 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 #04266b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#04266b

RGB4, 38, 107

HSL220, 93%, 22%

HSV220, 96%, 42%

CMYK96%, 64%, 0%, 58%

Lab17.8, 19.01, -43.17

XYZ3.4, 2.47, 14.21

Decimal271979

Web safe#003366

Pantone281 C

Shades of midnight blue

#03205b #031b4c #031844 #02153c #021335 #02102d #010d25 #010a1d

Tints of midnight blue

#053390 #0740b4 #084dd9 #115df6 #3676f7 #5b8ff9 #80a8fa #a4c1fc #c9dafd #eef3fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#6b4904 Analogous#04596b Analogous#16046b Triadic#6b0426 Triadic#266b04 Split complementary#6b1604 Split complementary#596b04

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 96, 64, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #04266b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 64 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 63 4 64

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 #04266b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #04266b; }
.text { color: #04266b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04266b; }

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 #04266b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #04266b 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 #04266b 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 #04266b 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 #04266b is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.