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Dark shade of blue

For other uses, seeMidnight blue (disambiguation).

Midnight sky in Düsseldorf, Germany — Midnight sky inDüsseldorf, Germany

Midnight blue is a dark shade ofblue named for its resemblance to the apparently blue color of amoonlit night sky around afull moon. Midnight blue is identifiably blue to the eye insunlight orfull-spectrum light, but can appear black under certain more limited spectra sometimes found in artificial lighting (especially early 20th-centuryincandescent). It is similar tonavy, which is also a dark blue.

Variations

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X11

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Midnight Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#191970
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(25, 25, 112)
HSV (h,s,v)	(240°, 78%, 44%)
CIELCh_uv (L,C,h)	(16, 49, 266°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

There are two major shades of midnight blue—theX11 color and theCrayola color. This color was originally calledmidnight. The first recorded use ofmidnight as a color name inEnglish was in 1915.^[1]

At right is displayed the colormidnight blue. This is theX11web color midnight blue.

Dark midnight blue (Crayola)

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Midnight Blue (Crayola)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#003366
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(0, 51, 102)
HSV (h,s,v)	(210°, 100%, 40%)
CIELCh_uv (L,C,h)	(21, 42, 253°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the dark shade of midnight blue that is calledmidnight blue inCrayola crayons. Midnight blue became an official crayola color in 1958; before that, since having been formulated by Crayola in 1903, it was calledPrussian blue.

In culture

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Fashion

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Midnight blue is an alternative to black as a color fordinner jackets. Due to the deepness of the color, midnight blue formal clothes are often almost indistinguishable from black. TheDuke of Windsor popularized the color in suits and tuxedos.

Music

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In 1963, American jazz guitaristKenny Burrell released the albumMidnight Blue.
In 1975,Melissa Manchester released "Midnight Blue".
In 1987, rock vocalistLou Gramm released a single entitled "Midnight Blue".
In 2022,Taylor Swift began wearing midnight blue outfits as part of the promotion for herMidnights album. A year later, she sported wearing similarly colored costumes the last act of herEras Tour.

References

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^Maerz and Paul (1930).A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 199; color sample of midnight: page 103, plate 40, color sample A8.

Shades of blue

Alice blue	Aqua	Argentinian blue	Azure	Baby blue	Berkeley blue	Bice	Bleu de France	Blue (Munsell)	Blue (NCS)

Blue (Pantone)	Blue-gray	Blue-green	Blue-violet	Bondi blue	Brandeis blue	Byzantine blue	Cambridge Blue	Capri	Carolina blue

Celestial blue	Celtic blue	Cerulean	Cobalt blue	Columbia blue	Cornflower blue	Cyan	Dark blue	Deep sky blue	Delft blue

Dodger blue	Duke blue	Egyptian blue	Electric blue	Electric indigo	Eton blue	French blue	Glaucous	Haint blue	Honolulu blue

Horizon blue	Indigo	Indigo dye	International Klein Blue	Iris	Jordy blue	Lapis lazuli	Lavender	Lavender gray	Lavender mist

Light blue	Light sky blue	Majorelle Blue	Marian blue	Maya blue	Medium blue	Midnight blue	Moroccan blue	Navy blue	Neon blue

Non-photo blue	Oxford Blue	Palatinate blue	Pale azure	Penn Blue	Periwinkle	Persian blue	Persian indigo	Phthalo blue	Picton blue

Pigment blue	Polynesian blue	Powder blue	Process blue	Prussian blue	RAF blue	Resolution blue	RISD Blue	Royal blue	Ruddy blue

Sapphire	Savoy blue	Silver Lake blue	Sky blue	Smalt	Space cadet	Steel blue	Tang blue	Teal	Turquoise

USAF blue	Ultramarine	United Nations Blue	U of T Blue	Uranian blue	Vista blue	Yale Blue	YInMn Blue	Zaffre

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Shades of black

Bistre	Black	Black bean	Black Coral Pearl	Black olive	Charcoal	Charleston green	Cool black	Davy's gray	Dim gray

Ebony	Eerie black	Eggplant	Eigengrau	Gray	Jet	Jungle green	Licorice	Midnight blue	Midnight blue (Crayola)

Milky way	Olive	Onyx	Outer space	Raisin black	Rich black	Russian violet	Smoky black	Super black	Taupe

Vantablack

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of indigo

#6A35CE	Blue Bell	Blue-Violet	Blue-Violet (Crayola)	Celestial blue	Denim	Electric Indigo	Electric Ultramarine	Imperial blue	Indigo

Indigo (color wheel)	Indigo (Crayola)	Indigo dye	Iridescent Indigo	Iron Indigo	Lavender mist	Maximum blue purple	Middle Blue Purple	Midnight blue	Moonlit Pond

Ocean Blue Pearl	Periwinkle	Periwinkle (Crayola)	Plump Purple	Purple Heart	Purple mountain majesty	Royal purple (Crayola)	Tropical indigo	Ultramarine	Ultramarine Blue

Violet-Blue (Crayola)	Web color indigo	Web safe indigo

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Color topics

Color science

Color physics	Electromagnetic spectrum Light Rainbow Visible Spectral colors Chromophore Structural coloration Animal coloration Color of chemicals Water Spectral power distribution Colorimetry
Color perception	Chromesthesia Sonochromatism Color blindness Achromatopsia Dichromacy Color calibration Color constancy Color task Color code Color temperature Color vision test Evolution of color vision Impossible colors Metamerism Opponent process Afterimage Unique hues Tetrachromacy The dress
Color psychology	Color symbolism Color preferences Lüscher color test Kruithof curve Political color National colors Chromophobia Chromotherapy
Color reproduction	Color photography Color balance Color cast Digital image processing Color management Color printing Multi-primary color display Quattron Color model additive RGB subtractive CMYK Color space Image color transfer

Color
philosophy

Color scheme	Color tool Monochromatic colors Black and white Grisaille Complementary colors Analogous colors Achromatic colors (Neutral) Polychromatic colors Light-on-dark Web colors Tinctures in heraldry
Color theory	Color mixing Primary color Secondary color Chromaticity Color solid Color wheel Color triangle Color analysis (fashion) Color realism (art style) On Vision and Colours (Schopenhauer) Theory of Colours (Goethe)

Color terms

Basic English terms	Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Pink Brown White Gray Black
Cultural differences	Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate Blue–green distinction in language Color history Black-and-white dualism Blue in culture Color in Chinese culture Traditional colors of Japan Human skin color
Color dimensions	Hue Dichromatism Colorfulness Pastel colors Luminance Lightness Darkness Brightness Iridescence Fluorescence Grayscale Tint, shade and tone

Color
organizations

Names

Lists	Alphabetical List of colors: A–F G–M N–Z Full list List of colors by shade List of color palettes List of color spaces List of Crayola crayon colors history Color chart List of RAL colors List of web colors
Shades of:	Red Orange Yellow Green Cyan Blue Violet Purple Magenta Pink Brown White Gray Black