Midnight blue

#150f4e

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 246 degrees. 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 #150f4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#150f4e

RGB21, 15, 78

HSL246, 68%, 18%

HSV246, 81%, 31%

CMYK73%, 81%, 0%, 69%

Lab9.41, 25.1, -37.49

XYZ1.86, 1.05, 7.31

Decimal1380174

Web safe#000066

Pantone2757 C

Shades of midnight blue

#120d44 #0f0b39 #0d092f #0b0829 #0a0724 #08061f #07051a

Tints of midnight blue

#1e156f #271c91 #3022b2 #3929d4 #5749dc #766ae2 #948ce9 #b3adef #d2cff6 #f1f0fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#484e0f Analogous#0f294e Analogous#340f4e Triadic#4e150f Triadic#0f4e15 Split complementary#4e340f Split complementary#294e0f

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 73, 81, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #150f4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 81 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 79 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 #150f4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #150f4e; }
.text { color: #150f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150f4e; }

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 #150f4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #150f4e 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 #150f4e 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 #150f4e 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

The figures for #150f4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.