Midnight blue

#212c94

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 234 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #212c94, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#212c94

RGB33, 44, 148

HSL234, 64%, 35%

HSV234, 78%, 58%

CMYK78%, 70%, 0%, 42%

Lab24.52, 33.65, -58.04

XYZ6.87, 4.26, 28.48

Decimal2174100

Web safe#333399

Pantone661 C

Shades of midnight blue

#1e2888 #1c257b #19216f #161d63 #131a57 #11164a #0e123e #0b0f32 #080b25 #060719

Tints of midnight blue

#2734ad #2c3bc7 #3e4dd4 #5864da #717cdf #8b93e5 #a4abeb #bec2f0 #d7daf6 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#948921 Analogous#216694 Analogous#4f2194 Triadic#94212c Triadic#2c9421 Split complementary#944f21 Split complementary#669421

Midnight blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 78, 70, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #212c94 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 70 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 68 4 48

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 #212c94 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #212c94; }
.text { color: #212c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212c94; }

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 #212c94 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #212c94 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 #212c94 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 #212c94 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 #212c94 is computed, not guessed. 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.