Midnight blue

#152c8e

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. 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 #152c8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#152c8e

RGB21, 44, 142

HSL229, 74%, 32%

HSV229, 85%, 56%

CMYK85%, 69%, 0%, 44%

Lab23.38, 30.34, -56.22

XYZ6.09, 3.91, 26.03

Decimal1387662

Web safe#003399

Pantone661 C

Shades of midnight blue

#132882 #122577 #10216b #0e1e60 #0c1a54 #0b1749 #09133d #070f32 #060c26 #04081b

Tints of midnight blue

#1935ab #1d3ec7 #274adf #4362e3 #607ae7 #7d92ec #99aaf0 #b6c2f4 #d3daf8 #eff2fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#8e7715 Analogous#15688e Analogous#3b158e Triadic#8e152c Triadic#2c8e15 Split complementary#8e3b15 Split complementary#688e15

Midnight blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 85, 69, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #152c8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 69 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 67 4 50

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #152c8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #152c8e; }
.text { color: #152c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152c8e; }

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 #152c8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #152c8e 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 #152c8e 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 #152c8e 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 #152c8e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.