Midnight blue

#053377

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 216 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 #053377, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#053377

RGB5, 51, 119

HSL216, 92%, 24%

HSV216, 96%, 47%

CMYK96%, 57%, 0%, 53%

Lab22.76, 14.81, -42.79

XYZ4.58, 3.73, 17.93

Decimal340855

Web safe#003366

Pantone288 C

Shades of midnight blue

#052f6e #042b65 #04275c #032453 #03204a #031c41 #021838 #02142f #021026 #010d1d

Tints of midnight blue

#06429a #0851be #0960e1 #1a72f5 #3d88f7 #619ef8 #84b3fa #a7c9fb #cbdffd #eef4fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#774905 Analogous#056c77 Analogous#100577 Triadic#770533 Triadic#337705 Split complementary#771005 Split complementary#6c7705

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 96, 57, 0, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #053377 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 57 0 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 56 4 59

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 #053377 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #053377; }
.text { color: #053377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053377; }

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 #053377 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #053377 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 #053377 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 #053377 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 #053377 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.