Midnight blue

#121256

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

Midnight blue sits in the blue band, dark and strong. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #121256, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#121256

RGB18, 18, 86

HSL240, 65%, 20%

HSV240, 79%, 34%

CMYK79%, 79%, 0%, 66%

Lab10.8, 25.79, -40.69

XYZ2.15, 1.23, 8.93

Decimal1184342

Web safe#000066

Pantone2757 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0f0f4a #0d0d3e #0c0c38 #0a0a32 #09092c #080825 #07071f #050519

Tints of midnight blue

#191976 #1f1f96 #2626b6 #3030d4 #5050da #7070e1 #9090e8 #b0b0ee #d0d0f5 #f0f0fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#565612 Analogous#123456 Analogous#341256 Triadic#561212 Triadic#125612 Split complementary#563412 Split complementary#345612

Midnight blue in print

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

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #121256 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 79 0 66

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 77 4 72

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 #121256 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #121256; }
.text { color: #121256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121256; }

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 #121256 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #121256 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 #121256 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 #121256 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 #121256 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.