Midnight blue

#302951

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

Midnight blue is a deep blue that reads rich. 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 #302951, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#302951

RGB48, 41, 81

HSL251, 33%, 24%

HSV251, 49%, 32%

CMYK41%, 49%, 0%, 68%

Lab19.26, 14.32, -23.47

XYZ3.5, 2.81, 8.14

Decimal3156305

Web safe#333366

Pantone5255 C

Shades of midnight blue

#292345 #221d39 #1e1a33 #1a172d #131020 #100d1a #0c0a14

Tints of midnight blue

#3f356a #4d4282 #5c4e9b #6d60ae #8478bb #9a91c7 #b1a9d4 #c7c2e0 #dedbed #f4f3f9

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#4a5129 Analogous#293651 Analogous#442951 Triadic#513029 Triadic#295130 Split complementary#514429 Split complementary#365129

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 41, 49, 0, 68.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #302951 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 49 0 68

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 49 4 74

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 #302951 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #302951; }
.text { color: #302951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302951; }

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 #302951 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #302951 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 #302951 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 #302951 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 #302951 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.