Midnight blue

#281443

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

Midnight blue is a dark purple with a anchoring cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #281443, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#281443

RGB40, 20, 67

HSL266, 54%, 17%

HSV266, 70%, 26%

CMYK40%, 70%, 0%, 74%

Lab11.67, 21.9, -26.05

XYZ2.14, 1.36, 5.46

Decimal2626627

Web safe#330033

Pantone276 C

Shades of midnight blue

#23113a #1e0f32 #1b0e2d #160b25 #130a20 #11081c #0e0718

Tints of midnight blue

#3b1d62 #4d2781 #6030a1 #7339c0 #8855cc #9e74d6 #b494df #cab3e8 #dfd2f2 #f5f1fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#2f4314 Analogous#141743 Analogous#401443 Triadic#432814 Triadic#144328 Split complementary#434014 Split complementary#174314

Midnight blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 40, 70, 0, 74.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #281443 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 70 0 74

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 68 4 80

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 #281443 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #281443; }
.text { color: #281443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281443; }

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 #281443 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #281443 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 #281443 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 #281443 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 #281443 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.