Midnight blue

#111e71

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #111e71, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#111e71

RGB17, 30, 113

HSL232, 74%, 25%

HSV232, 85%, 44%

CMYK85%, 73%, 0%, 56%

Lab16.7, 28.14, -48.86

XYZ3.68, 2.24, 15.86

Decimal1121905

Web safe#003366

Pantone662 C

Shades of midnight blue

#101c68 #0e1960 #0d1757 #0c154e #0b1346 #09103d #080e35 #070c2c #050923 #04071b

Tints of midnight blue

#162690 #1a2fb0 #1f37cf #334ae0 #5266e5 #7282ea #919eee #b1baf3 #d0d5f8 #eff1fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#716411 Analogous#114e71 Analogous#341171 Triadic#71111e Triadic#1e7111 Split complementary#713411 Split complementary#4e7111

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 85, 73, 0, 56.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #111e71 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 73 0 56

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 71 4 62

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 #111e71 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #111e71; }
.text { color: #111e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111e71; }

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 #111e71 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #111e71 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 #111e71 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 #111e71 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 #111e71 is computed, not guessed. 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.