Midnight blue

#1e147d

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

This is Midnight blue, a strong blue at 246 degrees. 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 #1e147d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1e147d

RGB30, 20, 125

HSL246, 72%, 28%

HSV246, 84%, 49%

CMYK76%, 84%, 0%, 51%

Lab16.78, 39.41, -56.41

XYZ4.49, 2.26, 19.6

Decimal1971325

Web safe#330066

Pantone2748 C

Shades of midnight blue

#1c1273 #191169 #170f5f #150e56 #120c4c #100b42 #0d0938 #0b072e #090624 #06041a

Tints of midnight blue

#25199b #2c1eb9 #3422d7 #4c3ce0 #675ae5 #8378e9 #9e96ee #bab4f3 #d5d2f8 #f1f0fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#737d14 Analogous#143f7d Analogous#52147d Triadic#7d1e14 Triadic#147d1e Split complementary#7d5214 Split complementary#3f7d14

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 76, 84, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1e147d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 84 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 81 4 57

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 #1e147d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1e147d; }
.text { color: #1e147d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e147d; }

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 #1e147d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1e147d 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 #1e147d 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 #1e147d 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 #1e147d 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 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.