Midnight blue

#0b1a4a

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

Midnight blue is a dark blue that reads anchoring. 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 #0b1a4a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0b1a4a

RGB11, 26, 74

HSL226, 74%, 17%

HSV226, 85%, 29%

CMYK85%, 65%, 0%, 71%

Lab11.31, 14.17, -31.64

XYZ1.74, 1.3, 6.64

Decimal727626

Web safe#003333

Pantone655 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0a1845 #0a1741 #09153c #081337 #071232 #07102e #060e29 #050d24 #050b1f #04091b

Tints of midnight blue

#10266d #163391 #1b3fb4 #204cd8 #3e65e2 #6282e8 #859eed #a9baf2 #ccd6f7 #eff3fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#4a3b0b Analogous#0b394a Analogous#1c0b4a Triadic#4a0b1a Triadic#1a4a0b Split complementary#4a1c0b Split complementary#394a0b

Midnight blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 85, 65, 0, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0b1a4a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 65 0 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 64 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #0b1a4a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0b1a4a; }
.text { color: #0b1a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1a4a; }

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 #0b1a4a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0b1a4a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0b1a4a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0b1a4a 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 #0b1a4a 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. 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.