Midnight blue

#32194c

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

Midnight blue is a dark purple with a moody cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #32194c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#32194c
RGB50, 25, 76
HSL269, 50%, 20%
HSV269, 67%, 30%
CMYK34%, 67%, 0%, 70%
Lab14.93, 24.14, -26.98
XYZ2.97, 1.9, 7.05
Decimal3283276
Web safe#330033
Pantone269 C
Pantone269 CHex#32194cRgb50 25 76Cmyk34 67 0 70Lab15 24 -27Darker#1e0f2eLighter#552f7d

Shades of midnight blue

Tints of midnight blue

Colors that go with midnight blue

Midnight blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 34, 67, 0, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #32194c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
34 67 0 70
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
35 66 4 76
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 #32194c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #32194c; }
.text { color: #32194c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32194c; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #32194c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.23:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.38:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #32194c 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 #32194c 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 #32194c 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

Every value on this page for #32194c is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.