Midnight blue

#181c4b

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, dark and soft. 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 #181c4b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#181c4b

RGB24, 28, 75

HSL235, 52%, 19%

HSV235, 68%, 29%

CMYK68%, 63%, 0%, 71%

Lab12.81, 15.25, -29.84

XYZ2.06, 1.53, 6.84

Decimal1580107

Web safe#003333

Pantone655 C

Shades of midnight blue

#151841 #111436 #0e102c #0c0e27 #0b0d22 #090b1c #070917

Tints of midnight blue

#222769 #2b3287 #353da4 #3f49c1 #5d65cb #7a81d5 #989ede #b6bae8 #d4d6f1 #f1f2fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#4b4718 Analogous#18364b Analogous#2d184b Triadic#4b181c Triadic#1c4b18 Split complementary#4b2e18 Split complementary#364b18

Midnight blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 68, 63, 0, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #181c4b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 63 0 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 62 4 77

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 #181c4b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #181c4b; }
.text { color: #181c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181c4b; }

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 #181c4b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #181c4b 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 #181c4b 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 #181c4b 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 #181c4b are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.