Midnight blue

#10228a

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 231 degrees. 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 #10228a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#10228a

RGB16, 34, 138

HSL231, 79%, 30%

HSV231, 88%, 54%

CMYK88%, 75%, 0%, 46%

Lab20.4, 35.01, -58.66

XYZ5.37, 3.09, 24.36

Decimal1057418

Web safe#003399

Pantone2748 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0f1f7f #0d1d74 #0c1a69 #0b175e #0a1453 #081248 #070f3d #060c32 #040926 #03071b

Tints of midnight blue

#1429a8 #1731c7 #1b39e5 #3953e8 #576dec #7688ef #94a2f3 #b2bcf6 #d1d7fa #eff1fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#8a7810 Analogous#105f8a Analogous#3b108a Triadic#8a1022 Triadic#228a10 Split complementary#8a3b10 Split complementary#5f8a10

Midnight blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 88, 75, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #10228a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

88 75 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

85 73 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #10228a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #10228a; }
.text { color: #10228a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10228a; }

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 #10228a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #10228a 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 #10228a 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 #10228a 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

Here is how the numbers for #10228a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.