Midnight blue

#2e2760

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

Midnight blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #2e2760, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e2760

RGB46, 39, 96

HSL247, 42%, 26%

HSV247, 59%, 38%

CMYK52%, 59%, 0%, 62%

Lab19.54, 20.19, -33.02

XYZ3.96, 2.88, 11.41

Decimal3024736

Web safe#333366

Pantone2766 C

Shades of midnight blue

#2a2459 #272151 #231e4a #201b42 #1c183b #191533 #15122c #120f25 #0e0c1d #0a0916

Tints of midnight blue

#3a3179 #463c93 #5346ac #665abc #7e73c6 #958dd1 #ada6db #c4c0e5 #dcd9f0 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#596027 Analogous#273d60 Analogous#4a2760 Triadic#602e27 Triadic#27602e Split complementary#604a27 Split complementary#3d6027

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 52, 59, 0, 62.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e2760 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 59 0 62

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 58 4 68

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 #2e2760 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e2760; }
.text { color: #2e2760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2760; }

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 #2e2760 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e2760 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 #2e2760 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 #2e2760 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 #2e2760 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.