Midnight blue

#162a5e

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, deep and strong. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #162a5e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#162a5e

RGB22, 42, 94

HSL223, 62%, 23%

HSV223, 77%, 37%

CMYK77%, 55%, 0%, 63%

Lab18.52, 12.32, -33.44

XYZ3.18, 2.63, 10.93

Decimal1452638

Web safe#003366

Pantone654 C

Shades of midnight blue

#142757 #132450 #112149 #101e42 #0e1b3b #0c1734 #0b142e #091127 #070e20 #060b19

Tints of midnight blue

#1d387c #24459b #2b53b9 #3a64d1 #587cd8 #7794df #95ace6 #b4c4ed #d2dcf4 #f1f4fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#5e4a16 Analogous#164e5e Analogous#26165e Triadic#5e162a Triadic#2a5e16 Split complementary#5e2616 Split complementary#4e5e16

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 77, 55, 0, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #162a5e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 55 0 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 55 4 69

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 #162a5e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #162a5e; }
.text { color: #162a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #162a5e; }

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 #162a5e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #162a5e 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 #162a5e 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 #162a5e 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 #162a5e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.