Midnight blue

#152484

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, deep and strong. 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 #152484, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#152484

RGB21, 36, 132

HSL232, 73%, 30%

HSV232, 84%, 52%

CMYK84%, 73%, 0%, 48%

Lab20.39, 31.8, -54.9

XYZ5.1, 3.09, 22.16

Decimal1385604

Web safe#003399

Pantone2748 C

Shades of midnight blue

#132179 #121e6f #101b64 #0e185a #0d164f #0b1345 #09103a #080d30 #060a25 #04071a

Tints of midnight blue

#1a2ca1 #1e34bf #233cdc #4056e1 #5d70e5 #7b8aea #98a4ef #b5bdf3 #d2d7f8 #f0f1fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#847515 Analogous#155c84 Analogous#3d1584 Triadic#841524 Triadic#248415 Split complementary#843d15 Split complementary#5c8415

Midnight blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 84, 73, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #152484 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 73 0 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 71 4 54

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 #152484 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #152484; }
.text { color: #152484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152484; }

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 #152484 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #152484 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 #152484 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 #152484 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 #152484 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.