Midnight blue

#291c7e

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 strong. 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 #291c7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#291c7e

RGB41, 28, 126

HSL248, 64%, 30%

HSV248, 78%, 49%

CMYK67%, 78%, 0%, 51%

Lab19.26, 36.55, -52.92

XYZ5.1, 2.81, 20.01

Decimal2694270

Web safe#333366

Pantone2748 C

Shades of midnight blue

#261a74 #22186a #1f1560 #1c1356 #19114c #150f41 #120c37 #0f0a2d #0b0823 #080619

Tints of midnight blue

#32229a #3b28b5 #442fd1 #5d4ad7 #7666dd #8f82e3 #a79de9 #c0b9ef #d9d5f6 #f2f0fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#717e1c Analogous#1c407e Analogous#5a1c7e Triadic#7e291c Triadic#1c7e29 Split complementary#7e5a1c Split complementary#407e1c

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 67, 78, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #291c7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 78 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 76 4 57

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 #291c7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #291c7e; }
.text { color: #291c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291c7e; }

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 #291c7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #291c7e 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 #291c7e 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 #291c7e 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

Every value on this page for #291c7e is computed, not guessed. 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.