Midnight blue color: code #191970
Midnight blue
#191970
Color codes
- HEX
#191970 - RGB
rgb(25, 25, 112) - HSL
hsl(240, 64%, 27%) - HSV
hsv(240, 78%, 44%) - CMYK
cmyk(78%, 78%, 0%, 56%) - LAB
lab(15.9% 31.7 -49.6) - OKLCH
oklch(28.8% 0.144 272.8)
About the color Midnight blue
Midnight blue has the HEX code #191970, which corresponds to rgb(25, 25, 112) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 240°, with 64% saturation and 27% lightness (hsl(240, 64%, 27%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a cool color: it tends to feel calm and distant, and it visually “recedes” in a composition.
As a background it calls for light text: white reaches a 14.84:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 1.41:1 for black.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(78%, 78%, 0%, 56%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Midnight blue
Complementary
#191970 · #717119
Analogous
#194571 · #191970 · #451971
Triadic
#191970 · #711919 · #197119
Tetradic
#191970 · #711945 · #717119 · #197145
Split-complementary
#191970 · #714519 · #457119
Monochromatic
#020208 · #101047 · #191970 · #2727B0 · #4B4BD8
Midnight blue with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-midnight-blue: #191970;
--color-midnight-blue-rgb: 25, 25, 112;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-midnight-blue);
color: #FFFFFF;
}