Midnight blue

#100b52

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 244 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 #100b52, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#100b52

RGB16, 11, 82

HSL244, 76%, 18%

HSV244, 87%, 32%

CMYK80%, 87%, 0%, 68%

Lab8.64, 28.43, -41.52

XYZ1.86, 0.96, 8.07

Decimal1051474

Web safe#000066

Pantone2757 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0e0a47 #0c083c #0b0736 #0a0731 #08062b #070526 #060420 #05041b

Tints of midnight blue

#171075 #1e1498 #2519bc #2b1edf #4b3fe5 #6c62ea #8d86ef #aea9f3 #cfccf8 #f0effd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#4d520b Analogous#0b2952 Analogous#340b52 Triadic#52100b Triadic#0b5210 Split complementary#52340b Split complementary#29520b

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 80, 87, 0, 68.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #100b52 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 87 0 68

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 84 4 74

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 #100b52 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #100b52; }
.text { color: #100b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100b52; }

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 #100b52 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #100b52 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 #100b52 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 #100b52 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 #100b52 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.