Midnight blue

#111150

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 240 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 #111150, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#111150
RGB17, 17, 80
HSL240, 65%, 19%
HSV240, 79%, 31%
CMYK79%, 79%, 0%, 69%
Lab9.79, 24.04, -38.25
XYZ1.88, 1.1, 7.7
Decimal1118544
Web safe#000066
Pantone2757 C
Pantone2757 CHex#111150Rgb17 17 80Cmyk79 79 0 69Lab10 24 -38Darker#0b0b32Lighter#232385

Shades of midnight blue

Tints of midnight blue

Colors that go with midnight blue

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 79, 79, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #111150 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
79 79 0 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
77 77 4 75
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 #111150 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #111150; }
.text { color: #111150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111150; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #111150 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
17.22:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #111150 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 #111150 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #111150 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #111150 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.