Midnight blue

#2e137a

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 purple at 256 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #2e137a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e137a

RGB46, 19, 122

HSL256, 73%, 28%

HSV256, 84%, 48%

CMYK62%, 84%, 0%, 52%

Lab17.7, 40.49, -52.93

XYZ4.87, 2.45, 18.63

Decimal3019642

Web safe#330066

Pantone273 C

Shades of midnight blue

#2a1270 #271067 #230f5d #200d54 #1c0c4a #180a41 #150937 #11072e #0e0624 #0a041a

Tints of midnight blue

#391898 #451cb7 #5021d5 #6539e0 #7d58e5 #9476ea #ac94ee #c4b3f3 #dbd1f8 #f3f0fd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#5f7a13 Analogous#132b7a Analogous#62137a Triadic#7a2e13 Triadic#137a2e Split complementary#7a6213 Split complementary#2b7a13

Midnight blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 62, 84, 0, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e137a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

62 84 0 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

61 81 4 58

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #2e137a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e137a; }
.text { color: #2e137a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e137a; }

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 #2e137a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e137a 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 #2e137a 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 #2e137a 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

Here is how the numbers for #2e137a are worked out. 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.