Midnight blue

#23183e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for midnight blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Midnight blue, a soft purple at 257 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #23183e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#23183e

RGB35, 24, 62

HSL257, 44%, 17%

HSV257, 61%, 24%

CMYK44%, 61%, 0%, 76%

Lab11.68, 16.14, -22.54

XYZ1.89, 1.36, 4.72

Decimal2299966

Web safe#330033

Pantone276 C

Shades of midnight blue

#21163a #1e1536 #1c1332 #1a122e #18102a #150f26 #130d22 #110c1e #0f0a1a #0c0916

Tints of midnight blue

#34235b #442f79 #553a96 #6545b3 #7c60c1 #947dcd #ac9ad8 #c4b8e3 #dcd5ef #f4f2fa

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#333e18 Analogous#18203e Analogous#36183e Triadic#3e2318 Triadic#183e23 Split complementary#3e3618 Split complementary#203e18

Midnight blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 44, 61, 0, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #23183e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 61 0 76

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 60 4 82

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #23183e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #23183e; }
.text { color: #23183e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23183e; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #23183e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #23183e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #23183e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around midnight blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #23183e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from midnight blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #23183e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.