Midnight blue

#15259a

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 233 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 #15259a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#15259a

RGB21, 37, 154

HSL233, 76%, 34%

HSV233, 86%, 60%

CMYK86%, 76%, 0%, 40%

Lab23.05, 39.27, -64.17

XYZ6.8, 3.82, 30.95

Decimal1385882

Web safe#003399

Pantone661 C

Shades of midnight blue

#13228d #121f81 #101c74 #0e1967 #0c165a #0b134e #091041 #070d34 #050a28 #04061b

Tints of midnight blue

#192cb6 #1d32d2 #2c42e2 #485be6 #6474ea #808dee #9ca6f1 #b7bff5 #d3d8f9 #eff1fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#9a8a15 Analogous#15689a Analogous#47159a Triadic#9a1525 Triadic#259a15 Split complementary#9a4715 Split complementary#689a15

Midnight blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 86, 76, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #15259a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 76 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 74 4 46

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #15259a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #15259a; }
.text { color: #15259a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15259a; }

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 #15259a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #15259a 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 #15259a 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 #15259a 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 #15259a 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.