Midnight blue

#3d276e

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

Midnight blue is a deep purple with a rich cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #3d276e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d276e

RGB61, 39, 110

HSL259, 48%, 29%

HSV259, 65%, 43%

CMYK45%, 65%, 0%, 57%

Lab22.19, 28.36, -37.8

XYZ5.46, 3.57, 15.15

Decimal4007790

Web safe#333366

Pantone2756 C

Shades of midnight blue

#382465 #33215d #2e1e54 #2a1b4b #251842 #20143a #1b1131 #160e28 #110b1f #0d0817

Tints of midnight blue

#4b3087 #5939a1 #6742ba #7b5ac4 #8f73cd #a38cd6 #b8a6df #ccbfe8 #e0d8f1 #f4f2fa

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#586e27 Analogous#27356e Analogous#60276e Triadic#6e3d27 Triadic#276e3d Split complementary#6e6027 Split complementary#356e27

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 45, 65, 0, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d276e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 65 0 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 64 4 63

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 #3d276e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d276e; }
.text { color: #3d276e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d276e; }

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 #3d276e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d276e 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 #3d276e 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 #3d276e 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #3d276e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.