Midnight blue

#2d174b

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 anchoring 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 #2d174b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d174b

RGB45, 23, 75

HSL265, 53%, 19%

HSV265, 69%, 29%

CMYK40%, 69%, 0%, 71%

Lab13.7, 23.75, -28.3

XYZ2.66, 1.68, 6.84

Decimal2955083

Web safe#330033

Pantone275 C

Shades of midnight blue

#2a1546 #271441 #24123c #211136 #1e0f31 #1a0e2c #170c27 #140a22 #11091d #0e0717

Tints of midnight blue

#3f2069 #512a87 #6333a5 #753cc3 #8b5bcd #a079d6 #b597df #cbb5e8 #e0d3f2 #f5f1fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#354b17 Analogous#171b4b Analogous#47174b Triadic#4b2d17 Triadic#174b2d Split complementary#4b4717 Split complementary#1b4b17

Midnight blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 40, 69, 0, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d174b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 69 0 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 67 4 77

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 #2d174b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d174b; }
.text { color: #2d174b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d174b; }

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 #2d174b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d174b 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 #2d174b 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 #2d174b 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 #2d174b are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.