Midnight blue

#310e76

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

Midnight blue is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #310e76, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#310e76

RGB49, 14, 118

HSL260, 79%, 26%

HSV260, 88%, 46%

CMYK58%, 88%, 0%, 54%

Lab16.87, 41.76, -51.72

XYZ4.69, 2.28, 17.33

Decimal3214966

Web safe#330066

Pantone273 C

Shades of midnight blue

#2d0d6d #290c64 #260b5b #220a52 #1e0949 #1a0840 #170637 #13052d #0f0424 #0b031b

Tints of midnight blue

#3e1296 #4c16b6 #5919d7 #6c2ee6 #834eea #996eee #b08ef2 #c6aff5 #ddcff9 #f4effd

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#53760e Analogous#0e1f76 Analogous#650e76 Triadic#76310e Triadic#0e7631 Split complementary#76650e Split complementary#1f760e

Midnight blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 58, 88, 0, 54.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #310e76 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 88 0 54

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 85 4 60

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 #310e76 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #310e76; }
.text { color: #310e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310e76; }

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 #310e76 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #310e76 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 #310e76 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 #310e76 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 #310e76 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.