Midnight blue

#121235

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for midnight blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Midnight blue, a soft 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 #121235, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#121235

RGB18, 18, 53

HSL240, 49%, 14%

HSV240, 66%, 21%

CMYK66%, 66%, 0%, 79%

Lab7.39, 12.56, -23.07

XYZ1.11, 0.82, 3.47

Decimal1184309

Web safe#000033

Pantone655 C

Shades of midnight blue

#10102f #0e0e29 #0c0c23 #0a0a1d #080817

Tints of midnight blue

#1d1d54 #272774 #323293 #3d3db3 #5454c5 #7474d0 #9393da #b3b3e5 #d2d2f0 #f2f2fa

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#353512 Analogous#122335 Analogous#231235 Triadic#351212 Triadic#123512 Split complementary#352412 Split complementary#243512

Midnight blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 66, 66, 0, 79.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #121235 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 66 0 79

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 65 4 85

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 #121235 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #121235; }
.text { color: #121235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121235; }

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 #121235 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #121235 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 #121235 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 #121235 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 #121235 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.