Midnight blue

#082b7e

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 vivid. 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 #082b7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#082b7e

RGB8, 43, 126

HSL222, 88%, 26%

HSV222, 94%, 49%

CMYK94%, 66%, 0%, 51%

Lab21.15, 23.77, -49.86

XYZ4.73, 3.29, 20.12

Decimal535422

Web safe#003366

Pantone280 C

Shades of midnight blue

#072874 #07246b #062161 #061e57 #051a4d #041744 #04143a #031030 #020d26 #020a1d

Tints of midnight blue

#0a36a0 #0c42c1 #0e4de3 #2461f1 #4679f3 #6892f5 #89aaf8 #abc2fa #cddbfc #eef3fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#7e5b08 Analogous#08667e Analogous#20087e Triadic#7e082b Triadic#2b7e08 Split complementary#7e2008 Split complementary#667e08

Midnight blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 94, 66, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #082b7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

94 66 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 65 4 57

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 #082b7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #082b7e; }
.text { color: #082b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #082b7e; }

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 #082b7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #082b7e 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 #082b7e 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 #082b7e 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

Every value on this page for #082b7e is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.