Midnight blue

#051b61

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

Midnight blue is a dark blue that reads anchoring. 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 #051b61, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#051b61

RGB5, 27, 97

HSL226, 90%, 20%

HSV226, 95%, 38%

CMYK95%, 72%, 0%, 62%

Lab13.7, 22.85, -43.31

XYZ2.61, 1.68, 11.5

Decimal334689

Web safe#003366

Pantone2758 C

Shades of midnight blue

#041753 #041346 #03123f #031038 #030e31 #020c2b #020a24 #02081d

Tints of midnight blue

#072586 #0930ab #0b3ad0 #0f46f3 #3562f5 #5a7ff6 #7f9cf8 #a4b8fa #c9d5fc #eef2fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#614b05 Analogous#054961 Analogous#1d0561 Triadic#61051b Triadic#1b6105 Split complementary#611d05 Split complementary#496105

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 95, 72, 0, 62.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #051b61 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

95 72 0 62

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

91 70 4 68

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 #051b61 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #051b61; }
.text { color: #051b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051b61; }

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 #051b61 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #051b61 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 #051b61 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 #051b61 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 #051b61 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.