Midnight blue

Variations

X11

Dark midnight blue (Crayola)

In culture

• Hatfield College, part of Durham University, uses Midnight Blue as its associated color

• There is a comic-book character called Midnight Blue.

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

• The dark blue of US Army and US Marine Corps dress blue uniform coats is called midnight blue.
• The Special Reconnaissance Regiment uses midnight blue on its stable belts, as a flat color all round.

• The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association use midnight blue and sunshine yellow as their official team colors.
• The University of Toledo Rockets use midnight blue and gold as their official team colors.

• In 1963, the album, Midnight Blue, released by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell.
• In 1979, the album, Discovery, released by British symphonic rock turned disco band Electric Light Orchestra, contained a song named "Midnight Blue."
• In 1987, rock vocalist Lou Gramm released a single entitled "Midnight Blue".

• The British channel ITV3 uses this color for its current logo.