Midnight Blue

Midnight Blue is a very dark, saturated blue-violet color with the hex code #191970 (hue 240°, saturation 64%, lightness 27%). It is also the CSS named color midnightblue.

#191970

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Midnight Blue	`#191970`	25, 25, 112	240°, 64%, 27%	78, 78, 0, 56	28.8% 0.144 273

Contrast with white text 14.85:1, with black text 1.41:1 — use white text on Midnight Blue.

midnightblue is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: midnightblue works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#D5D5F6

#9797E8

#5858DA

#2A2ABC

#1C1C7D

#0E0E3F

Colors that go with Midnight Blue

Six color schemes built on Midnight Blue with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Brown Green (#706C11), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Navy (navy): Navy (#000080) is darker than Midnight Blue (relative luminance 0.016 vs 0.021) and more saturated, with the same hue.
Dark Blue (CSS) (darkblue): Dark Blue (CSS) (#00008B) is about as light as Midnight Blue (relative luminance 0.019 vs 0.021) and more saturated, with the same hue.
Indigo (indigo): Indigo (#4B0082) is lighter than Midnight Blue (relative luminance 0.031 vs 0.021) and more saturated, with its hue 35° away.
Dark Slate Blue (darkslateblue): Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B) is lighter than Midnight Blue (relative luminance 0.066 vs 0.021) and less saturated, with its hue 8° away.

Similar dark blue colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Midnight Blue?

#191970 — RGB 25, 25, 112, HSL 240°, 64%, 27%.

Is Midnight Blue a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 240° on the color wheel.