Midnight blue

#272786

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 240 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 #272786, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#272786

RGB39, 39, 134

HSL240, 55%, 34%

HSV240, 71%, 53%

CMYK71%, 71%, 0%, 47%

Lab22.32, 32.43, -52.95

XYZ5.87, 3.6, 22.94

Decimal2566022

Web safe#333399

Pantone2748 C

Shades of midnight blue

#24247b #212170 #1d1d65 #1a1a5a #17174f #141444 #111139 #0d0d2e #0a0a23 #070718

Tints of midnight blue

#2e2e9f #3535b7 #4444c9 #5d5dd0 #7676d7 #8e8ede #a7a7e5 #c0c0ed #d8d8f4 #f1f1fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#868627 Analogous#275686 Analogous#562786 Triadic#862727 Triadic#278627 Split complementary#865727 Split complementary#578627

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 71, 71, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #272786 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 71 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 69 4 53

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 #272786 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #272786; }
.text { color: #272786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272786; }

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 #272786 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #272786 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 #272786 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 #272786 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 #272786 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.