Midnight blue

#280e67

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

Midnight blue falls in the purple range, deep and strong. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #280e67, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#280e67
RGB40, 14, 103
HSL258, 76%, 23%
HSV258, 86%, 40%
CMYK61%, 86%, 0%, 60%
Lab14.08, 36.36, -46.57
XYZ3.48, 1.74, 12.99
Decimal2625127
Web safe#330066
Pantone274 C
Pantone274 CHex#280e67Rgb40 14 103Cmyk61 86 0 60Lab14 36 -47Darker#150736Deep#230c5aLighter#431e9f

Shades of midnight blue

Tints of midnight blue

Colors that go with midnight blue

Midnight blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 61, 86, 0, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #280e67 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
61 86 0 60
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
60 83 4 66
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 #280e67 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #280e67; }
.text { color: #280e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280e67; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #280e67 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.35:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #280e67 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 #280e67 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 #280e67 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 #280e67 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.