Midnight blue

#063c8a

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 #063c8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#063c8a

RGB6, 60, 138

HSL215, 92%, 28%

HSV215, 96%, 54%

CMYK96%, 57%, 0%, 46%

Lab27.03, 16.63, -47.78

XYZ6.28, 5.11, 24.7

Decimal408714

Web safe#003399

Pantone294 C

Shades of midnight blue

#06377f #053374 #052e69 #04295f #042454 #032049 #031b3e #021633 #021128 #010d1d

Tints of midnight blue

#074bab #0959cd #0a68ee #267bf6 #478ff7 #68a3f8 #8ab8fa #abccfb #cde0fd #eef5fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#8a5406 Analogous#067e8a Analogous#12068a Triadic#8a063c Triadic#3c8a06 Split complementary#8a1206 Split complementary#7e8a06

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, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #063c8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 57 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 56 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 #063c8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #063c8a; }
.text { color: #063c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #063c8a; }

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 #063c8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #063c8a 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 #063c8a 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 #063c8a 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

The figures for #063c8a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.