Midnight blue

#1f2899

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 #1f2899, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1f2899

RGB31, 40, 153

HSL236, 66%, 36%

HSV236, 80%, 60%

CMYK80%, 74%, 0%, 40%

Lab24.03, 37.78, -61.93

XYZ7.07, 4.11, 30.56

Decimal2042009

Web safe#333399

Pantone661 C

Shades of midnight blue

#1c258c #1a217f #171e73 #151b66 #121759 #0f144c #0d1140 #0a0d33 #080a26 #050719

Tints of midnight blue

#242fb3 #2935cc #3d48d8 #5660dd #7078e2 #8a91e7 #a3a9ec #bdc1f2 #d7d9f7 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#99901f Analogous#1f6599 Analogous#531f99 Triadic#991f28 Triadic#28991f Split complementary#99531f Split complementary#65991f

Midnight blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 80, 74, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1f2899 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 74 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 72 4 46

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 #1f2899 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1f2899; }
.text { color: #1f2899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2899; }

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 #1f2899 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1f2899 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 #1f2899 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 #1f2899 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

Every value on this page for #1f2899 is computed, not guessed. 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.