Midnight blue

#29298c

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 #29298c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#29298c
RGB41, 41, 140
HSL240, 55%, 35%
HSV240, 71%, 55%
CMYK71%, 71%, 0%, 45%
Lab23.51, 33.56, -54.73
XYZ6.44, 3.95, 25.23
Decimal2697612
Web safe#333399
Pantone661 C
Pantone661 CHex#29298cRgb41 41 140Cmyk71 71 0 45Lab24 34 -55Darker#0e0e2fDeep#191955Lighter#4040bc

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 71, 71, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #29298c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
71 71 0 45
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
69 69 4 51
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 #29298c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #29298c; }
.text { color: #29298c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29298c; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #29298c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.73:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.79:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #29298c 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 #29298c 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 #29298c 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

Here is how the numbers for #29298c are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.