Midnight blue

#10248c

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

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #10248c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#10248c

RGB16, 36, 140

HSL230, 79%, 31%

HSV230, 89%, 55%

CMYK89%, 74%, 0%, 45%

Lab21.08, 34.49, -58.78

XYZ5.58, 3.27, 25.15

Decimal1057932

Web safe#003399

Pantone2748 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0f2181 #0d1e75 #0c1b6a #0b185f #0a1654 #081348 #07103d #060d32 #040a27 #03071b

Tints of midnight blue

#132caa #1734c8 #1c3ce5 #3a56e8 #5870ec #768aef #94a4f3 #b3bef6 #d1d7fa #eff1fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#8c7810 Analogous#10628c Analogous#3a108c Triadic#8c1024 Triadic#248c10 Split complementary#8c3a10 Split complementary#628c10

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 89, 74, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #10248c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 74 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 72 4 51

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

Midnight blue in css

Copy #10248c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #10248c; }
.text { color: #10248c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10248c; }

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 #10248c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #10248c 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 #10248c 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 #10248c 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 #10248c 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.