Midnight blue

#232c4e

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 rich. 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 #232c4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#232c4e

RGB35, 44, 78

HSL227, 38%, 22%

HSV227, 55%, 31%

CMYK55%, 44%, 0%, 69%

Lab18.84, 7.31, -22.19

XYZ2.97, 2.71, 7.57

Decimal2305102

Web safe#333366

Pantone2767 C

Shades of midnight blue

#202948 #1e2643 #1b223d #191f37 #161c32 #14192c #111626 #0f1220 #0c0f1b #090c15

Tints of midnight blue

#2f3b68 #3a4a82 #46589d #5669b3 #7080bf #8a97ca #a4afd6 #bec6e2 #d9ddee #f3f4f9

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#4e4523 Analogous#23414e Analogous#30234e Triadic#4e232c Triadic#2c4e23 Split complementary#4e3023 Split complementary#414e23

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 55, 44, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #232c4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 44 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 44 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #232c4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #232c4e; }
.text { color: #232c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232c4e; }

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 #232c4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #232c4e 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 #232c4e 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 #232c4e 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 #232c4e 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.