Midnight blue

#20004e

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

Midnight blue is a dark purple with a dramatic cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #20004e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#20004e

RGB32, 0, 78

HSL265, 100%, 15%

HSV265, 100%, 31%

CMYK59%, 100%, 0%, 69%

Lab7.74, 35.03, -40.2

XYZ1.97, 0.86, 7.27

Decimal2097230

Web safe#330066

Pantone2765 C

Shades of midnight blue

#1c0045 #18003b #140032 #12002d #100028 #0e0023 #0d001f

Tints of midnight blue

#310077 #4200a1 #5300ca #6400f4 #7a1eff #9347ff #ab71ff #c49aff #dcc4ff #f4edff

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#2e4e00 Analogous#00074e Analogous#47004e Triadic#4e2000 Triadic#004e20 Split complementary#4e4700 Split complementary#074e00

Midnight blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 59, 100, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #20004e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 100 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 96 4 75

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #20004e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #20004e; }
.text { color: #20004e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20004e; }

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 #20004e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #20004e 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 #20004e 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 #20004e 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

Here is how the numbers for #20004e are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.