Midnight blue

#2e1749

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 purple at 268 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #2e1749, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e1749

RGB46, 23, 73

HSL268, 52%, 19%

HSV268, 68%, 29%

CMYK37%, 68%, 0%, 71%

Lab13.68, 23.42, -26.95

XYZ2.64, 1.67, 6.49

Decimal3020617

Web safe#330033

Pantone276 C

Shades of midnight blue

#2b1544 #28143f #25123a #211135 #1e0f30 #1b0e2b #180c26 #150a21 #12091c #0f0717

Tints of midnight blue

#412067 #542a85 #6733a3 #7a3dc1 #8f5bcb #a379d5 #b897de #ccb5e8 #e1d3f1 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#324917 Analogous#171949 Analogous#471749 Triadic#492e17 Triadic#17492e Split complementary#494717 Split complementary#194917

Midnight blue in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 37, 68, 0, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e1749 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 68 0 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 67 4 77

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #2e1749 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e1749; }
.text { color: #2e1749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1749; }

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 #2e1749 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e1749 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2e1749 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2e1749 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 #2e1749 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.