<div class="container">
  <div class="element"></div>
</div>

.container{
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.container::before,
.container::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
}

/* just aesthetics */
.container{
  width:90vw;
  height: 90vh;
  border: 3px solid steelblue;
  margin: auto;
}

.element{
  background: tomato;
  width: 50vw; height: 50vh;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

body{
  height: 100vh;
  display:flex;
  background: azure;
}