Midnight blue

#1a1a4c

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for midnight blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Midnight blue, a soft blue at 240 degrees. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #1a1a4c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1a1a4c
RGB26, 26, 76
HSL240, 49%, 20%
HSV240, 66%, 30%
CMYK66%, 66%, 0%, 70%
Lab12.48, 17.53, -31.06
XYZ2.1, 1.48, 7.01
Decimal1710668
Web safe#333333
Pantone2757 C
Pantone2757 CHex#1a1a4cRgb26 26 76Cmyk66 66 0 70Lab12 18 -31Darker#10102eLighter#30307d

Shades of midnight blue

Tints of midnight blue

Colors that go with midnight blue

Midnight blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 66, 66, 0, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1a1a4c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
66 66 0 70
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
65 65 4 76
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 #1a1a4c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1a1a4c; }
.text { color: #1a1a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1a4c; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #1a1a4c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
16.20:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1a1a4c 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 #1a1a4c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #1a1a4c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #1a1a4c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.