Midnight blue

#0e173e

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 229 degrees. 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 #0e173e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0e173e

RGB14, 23, 62

HSL229, 63%, 15%

HSV229, 77%, 24%

CMYK77%, 63%, 0%, 76%

Lab9.43, 11.67, -26.25

XYZ1.36, 1.05, 4.69

Decimal923454

Web safe#000033

Pantone655 C

Shades of midnight blue

#0d163a #0c1437 #0b1333 #0b122f #0a102b #090f28 #080d24 #070c20 #060b1d #060919

Tints of midnight blue

#162460 #1d3082 #253da4 #2d49c6 #4761d5 #697edd #8b9be5 #adb9ec #ced6f4 #f0f3fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#3e350e Analogous#0e2f3e Analogous#1d0e3e Triadic#3e0e17 Triadic#173e0e Split complementary#3e1d0e Split complementary#2f3e0e

Midnight blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 77, 63, 0, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0e173e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 63 0 76

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 62 4 82

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 #0e173e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0e173e; }
.text { color: #0e173e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e173e; }

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 #0e173e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0e173e 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 #0e173e 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 #0e173e 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #0e173e are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.