Midnight blue

#002a9c

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 serious. 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 #002a9c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#002a9c

RGB0, 42, 156

HSL224, 100%, 31%

HSV224, 100%, 61%

CMYK100%, 73%, 0%, 39%

Lab23.86, 36.06, -64.08

XYZ6.83, 4.06, 31.88

Decimal10908

Web safe#003399

Pantone661 C

Shades of midnight blue

#00278f #002383 #002076 #001c6a #00195d #001651 #001244 #000f38 #000c2b #00081f

Tints of midnight blue

#0033be #003cdf #0246ff #235fff #4577ff #6790ff #88a8ff #aac1ff #ccd9ff #edf2ff

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#9c7200 Analogous#00789c Analogous#24009c Triadic#9c002a Triadic#2a9c00 Split complementary#9c2400 Split complementary#789c00

Midnight blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 73, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #002a9c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 73 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 71 4 45

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #002a9c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #002a9c; }
.text { color: #002a9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002a9c; }

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 #002a9c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #002a9c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #002a9c 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #002a9c 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 #002a9c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.