Midnight Color
Midnight is a blue color with hex code #011635. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with midnight, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Midnight Color Values
What Does Midnight Mean?
Midnight belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Midnight adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Midnight is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: dark purplish blue, #252440).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Midnight
Midnight and #372101 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #013237 and #070137, which sit beside midnight on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair midnight with triadic partners #370117 and #173701. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Tangaroa —
#03163C(Delta E 6) - Dark Navy Blue —
#00022E(Delta E 9) - Blue Zodiac —
#13264D(Delta E 9) - Haiti —
#1B1035(Delta E 11) - Green Vogue —
#032B52(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #011635; }
.background { background-color: #011635; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011635; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #01163540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for midnight?
Midnight has the hex code #011635. In RGB notation it is rgb(1, 22, 53), in HSL it is hsl(216, 96%, 11%), and its OKLCH value is 0.205, 0.068, 256.5.
What does the color midnight mean?
Blue-family colors like midnight carry distinct psychological associations. Midnight belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Midnight adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with midnight?
Midnight has three easy routes: its complement #372101 for punch, its neighbors #013237 and #070137 for something calmer, or triadic partners #370117 and #173701 when you want energy.
Is midnight a standard web color?
No — Midnight is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #011635 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make midnight lighter or darker?
To lighten midnight, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #B4D1FD (lightest tint) to #00040A (darkest shade).
About Midnight
Midnight is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #011635 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.