Midnight blue

#16206c

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 #16206c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#16206c

RGB22, 32, 108

HSL233, 66%, 25%

HSV233, 80%, 42%

CMYK80%, 70%, 0%, 58%

Lab16.92, 25.29, -45.23

XYZ3.55, 2.29, 14.44

Decimal1450092

Web safe#003366

Pantone2758 C

Shades of midnight blue

#131b5b #0f164b #0e1443 #0c113a #0a0f32 #090c2a #070a22 #050819

Tints of midnight blue

#1c298a #2232a8 #283bc6 #3c4ed7 #5a69dd #7884e3 #96a0ea #b4bbf0 #d2d6f6 #f0f2fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#6c6216 Analogous#164b6c Analogous#37166c Triadic#6c1620 Triadic#206c16 Split complementary#6c3716 Split complementary#4b6c16

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 80, 70, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #16206c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 70 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 68 4 64

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 #16206c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #16206c; }
.text { color: #16206c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16206c; }

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 #16206c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #16206c 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 #16206c 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 #16206c 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 #16206c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.