Midnight blue

#0c316c

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 rich. 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 #0c316c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0c316c

RGB12, 49, 108

HSL217, 80%, 24%

HSV217, 89%, 42%

CMYK89%, 55%, 0%, 58%

Lab21.42, 11.99, -37.91

XYZ3.96, 3.36, 14.63

Decimal799084

Web safe#003366

Pantone281 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0b2d64 #0a2a5c #092654 #08224c #081f44 #071b3c #061734 #05142c #041024 #030c1c

Tints of midnight blue

#10408d #134faf #175fd0 #2670e7 #4786eb #699cee #8ab2f2 #acc8f6 #cddef9 #eff4fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#6c470c Analogous#0c616c Analogous#170c6c Triadic#6c0c31 Triadic#316c0c Split complementary#6c170c Split complementary#616c0c

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 89, 55, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0c316c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 55 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 55 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #0c316c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0c316c; }
.text { color: #0c316c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c316c; }

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 #0c316c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0c316c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0c316c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0c316c 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #0c316c 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.