Midnight blue

#16366a

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 217 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 #16366a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#16366a

RGB22, 54, 106

HSL217, 66%, 25%

HSV217, 79%, 42%

CMYK79%, 49%, 0%, 58%

Lab23.17, 8.66, -33.79

XYZ4.25, 3.85, 14.15

Decimal1455722

Web safe#003366

Pantone295 C

Shades of midnight blue

#143262 #132e5a #112a52 #0f264a #0e2142 #0c1d3a #0a1932 #091529 #071121 #050d19

Tints of midnight blue

#1c4588 #2355a6 #2964c4 #3b76d6 #598bdd #78a0e3 #96b6e9 #b4cbef #d2e0f6 #f0f5fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#6a4a16 Analogous#16606a Analogous#20166a Triadic#6a1636 Triadic#366a16 Split complementary#6a2016 Split complementary#606a16

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 79, 49, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #16366a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 49 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 49 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 #16366a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #16366a; }
.text { color: #16366a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16366a; }

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 #16366a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #16366a 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 #16366a 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 #16366a 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 #16366a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.