Midnight blue

#0b234c

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

This is Midnight blue, a strong blue at 218 degrees. 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 #0b234c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0b234c

RGB11, 35, 76

HSL218, 75%, 17%

HSV218, 86%, 30%

CMYK86%, 54%, 0%, 70%

Lab14.37, 8.12, -28.04

XYZ2.04, 1.8, 7.08

Decimal729932

Web safe#003333

Pantone282 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0a1e42 #081a38 #07152e #051125 #050f20 #040c1b

Tints of midnight blue

#10336f #154493 #1a54b6 #1f64da #3e7be3 #6293e8 #85aced #a9c4f2 #ccdcf8 #eff4fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#4c340b Analogous#0b444c Analogous#130b4c Triadic#4c0b23 Triadic#234c0b Split complementary#4c130b Split complementary#444c0b

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 86, 54, 0, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0b234c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 54 0 70

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 54 4 76

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 #0b234c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0b234c; }
.text { color: #0b234c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b234c; }

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 #0b234c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0b234c 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 #0b234c 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 #0b234c 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 #0b234c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.