Midnight blue

#2b297f

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

This is Midnight blue, a soft blue at 241 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #2b297f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b297f

RGB43, 41, 127

HSL241, 51%, 33%

HSV241, 68%, 50%

CMYK66%, 68%, 0%, 50%

Lab22.41, 29.21, -48.37

XYZ5.62, 3.63, 20.48

Decimal2828671

Web safe#333366

Pantone2756 C

Shades of midnight blue

#272675 #24226a #201f60 #1d1c55 #19184b #161541 #121236 #0f0e2c #0b0b22 #080717

Tints of midnight blue

#333198 #3c39b0 #4946c3 #615ecb #7977d3 #918fdb #a9a8e3 #c1c0eb #dad9f3 #f2f2fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#7d7f29 Analogous#29527f Analogous#56297f Triadic#7f2b29 Triadic#297f2b Split complementary#7f5629 Split complementary#527f29

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 66, 68, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b297f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 68 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 67 4 56

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 #2b297f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b297f; }
.text { color: #2b297f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b297f; }

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 #2b297f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b297f 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 #2b297f 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 #2b297f 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 #2b297f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.