Midnight blue

#310f73

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 260 degrees. 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 #310f73, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#310f73
RGB49, 15, 115
HSL260, 77%, 25%
HSV260, 87%, 45%
CMYK57%, 87%, 0%, 55%
Lab16.66, 40.52, -50.12
XYZ4.53, 2.23, 16.41
Decimal3215219
Web safe#330066
Pantone273 C
Pantone273 CHex#310f73Rgb49 15 115Cmyk57 87 0 55Lab17 41 -50Darker#170736Deep#260c5aLighter#4e1faa

Shades of midnight blue

Tints of midnight blue

Colors that go with midnight blue

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 57, 87, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #310f73 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
57 87 0 55
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
56 84 4 61
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 #310f73 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #310f73; }
.text { color: #310f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310f73; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #310f73 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.52:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #310f73 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 #310f73 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #310f73 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from midnight blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #310f73 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.