Midnight blue

#103a78

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 #103a78, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#103a78

RGB16, 58, 120

HSL216, 76%, 27%

HSV216, 87%, 47%

CMYK87%, 52%, 0%, 53%

Lab25.24, 11.05, -39.41

XYZ5.12, 4.49, 18.37

Decimal1063544

Web safe#003366

Pantone294 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0f366f #0e3165 #0c2d5c #0b2853 #0a244a #091f40 #071b37 #06162e #051224 #040d1b

Tints of midnight blue

#144997 #1858b7 #1d68d6 #337ae4 #528fe8 #72a3ec #91b7f0 #b0ccf5 #d0e0f9 #eff5fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#784e10 Analogous#106e78 Analogous#1a1078 Triadic#78103a Triadic#3a7810 Split complementary#781a10 Split complementary#6e7810

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, 52, 0, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #103a78 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 52 0 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 52 4 59

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 #103a78 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #103a78; }
.text { color: #103a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103a78; }

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 #103a78 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #103a78 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 #103a78 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 #103a78 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 #103a78 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.