Midnight blue

#27194d

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

Midnight blue is a dark purple with a moody cast. 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 #27194d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#27194d

RGB39, 25, 77

HSL256, 51%, 20%

HSV256, 68%, 30%

CMYK49%, 68%, 0%, 70%

Lab13.61, 21.56, -29.87

XYZ2.52, 1.66, 7.21

Decimal2562381

Web safe#330066

Pantone275 C

Shades of midnight blue

#241748 #221542 #1f143d #1c1237 #191032 #170e2d #140d27 #110b22 #0e091c #0c0817

Tints of midnight blue

#36236a #452c88 #5436a5 #6341c1 #7b5ecb #947cd4 #ac99de #c4b7e8 #dcd4f1 #f4f2fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#3f4d19 Analogous#19254d Analogous#41194d Triadic#4d2719 Triadic#194d27 Split complementary#4d4119 Split complementary#254d19

Midnight blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 49, 68, 0, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #27194d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 68 0 70

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 67 4 76

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 #27194d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #27194d; }
.text { color: #27194d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27194d; }

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 #27194d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #27194d 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 #27194d 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 #27194d 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

Here is how the numbers for #27194d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.