Midnight blue

#0e306b

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #0e306b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0e306b

RGB14, 48, 107

HSL218, 77%, 24%

HSV218, 87%, 42%

CMYK87%, 55%, 0%, 58%

Lab21.09, 12.47, -37.8

XYZ3.89, 3.27, 14.34

Decimal929899

Web safe#003366

Pantone281 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0d2c63 #0b2553 #0a224b #091e43 #081a3b #071733 #06132b #051023 #040c1b

Tints of midnight blue

#123f8c #174dad #1b5ccd #2a6ee3 #4b84e7 #6c9bec #8db1f0 #aec7f4 #cedef9 #eff4fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#6b490e Analogous#0e5f6b Analogous#1a0e6b Triadic#6b0e30 Triadic#306b0e Split complementary#6b1a0e Split complementary#5f6b0e

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 87, 55, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0e306b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 55 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #0e306b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0e306b; }
.text { color: #0e306b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e306b; }

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 #0e306b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0e306b 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 #0e306b 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 #0e306b 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 #0e306b is computed, not guessed. 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.