Midnight blue

#32269a

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 blue at 246 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #32269a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#32269a

RGB50, 38, 154

HSL246, 60%, 38%

HSV246, 75%, 60%

CMYK68%, 75%, 0%, 40%

Lab24.94, 41.18, -60.99

XYZ7.84, 4.4, 31.01

Decimal3286682

Web safe#333399

Pantone2746 C

Shades of midnight blue

#2e238d #2a2080 #251c73 #211966 #1d1659 #19134c #15103f #100c32 #0c0925 #080619

Tints of midnight blue

#3a2cb2 #4232ca #5648d2 #6d60d8 #8378de #9990e4 #afa8ea #c5c1f0 #dcd9f6 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#8e9a26 Analogous#26549a Analogous#6c269a Triadic#9a3226 Triadic#269a32 Split complementary#9a6c26 Split complementary#549a26

Midnight blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 68, 75, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #32269a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 75 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 73 4 46

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 #32269a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #32269a; }
.text { color: #32269a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32269a; }

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 #32269a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #32269a 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 #32269a 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 #32269a 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

The figures for #32269a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.