Midnight blue

#26246a

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

Midnight blue sits in the blue band, deep and soft. 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 #26246a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#26246a
RGB38, 36, 106
HSL242, 49%, 28%
HSV242, 66%, 42%
CMYK64%, 66%, 0%, 58%
Lab18.86, 24.11, -40.71
XYZ4.03, 2.71, 13.95
Decimal2499690
Web safe#333366
Pantone2758 C
Pantone2758 CHex#26246aRgb38 36 106Cmyk64 66 0 58Lab19 24 -41Darker#10102eDeep#1b1a4cLighter#3e3b9a

Shades of midnight blue

Tints of midnight blue

Colors that go with midnight blue

Midnight blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 64, 66, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #26246a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
64 66 0 58
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
63 65 4 64
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 #26246a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #26246a; }
.text { color: #26246a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26246a; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #26246a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.61:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.54:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #26246a 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 #26246a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #26246a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from midnight blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #26246a 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.