Midnight blue

#2e124d

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 moody cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #2e124d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e124d

RGB46, 18, 77

HSL268, 62%, 19%

HSV268, 77%, 30%

CMYK40%, 77%, 0%, 70%

Lab12.92, 27.59, -30.94

XYZ2.68, 1.55, 7.18

Decimal3019341

Web safe#330066

Pantone275 C

Shades of midnight blue

#281043 #220d38 #1b0b2e #180928 #150823 #12071e #0f0619

Tints of midnight blue

#411a6d #54218d #6829ae #7b30ce #8f50d6 #a470de #b890e5 #cdb0ed #e1d0f4 #f6f1fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#314d12 Analogous#12144d Analogous#4b124d Triadic#4d2e12 Triadic#124d2e Split complementary#4d4b12 Split complementary#144d12

Midnight blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 40, 77, 0, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e124d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 77 0 70

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 75 4 76

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 #2e124d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e124d; }
.text { color: #2e124d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e124d; }

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 #2e124d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e124d 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 #2e124d 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 #2e124d 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2e124d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.