Midnight blue

#12167c

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 238 degrees. 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 #12167c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#12167c

RGB18, 22, 124

HSL238, 75%, 28%

HSV238, 85%, 49%

CMYK85%, 82%, 0%, 51%

Lab16.29, 37.21, -56.6

XYZ4.17, 2.16, 19.27

Decimal1185404

Web safe#000066

Pantone662 C

Shades of midnight blue

#111472 #0f1369 #0e115f #0c0f55 #0b0d4b #0a0c42 #080a38 #07082e #050624 #04051b

Tints of midnight blue

#161b9b #1b21b9 #1f26d8 #383ee2 #575ce7 #757aeb #9497ef #b2b5f4 #d1d2f8 #eff0fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#7c7812 Analogous#124b7c Analogous#43127c Triadic#7c1216 Triadic#167c12 Split complementary#7c4312 Split complementary#4b7c12

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 85, 82, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #12167c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 82 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 79 4 57

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 #12167c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #12167c; }
.text { color: #12167c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12167c; }

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 #12167c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #12167c 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 #12167c 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 #12167c 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 #12167c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.