Midnight blue

#212f4e

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

This is Midnight blue, a soft blue at 221 degrees. 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 #212f4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#212f4e

RGB33, 47, 78

HSL221, 41%, 22%

HSV221, 58%, 31%

CMYK58%, 40%, 0%, 69%

Lab19.67, 4.62, -20.89

XYZ3.02, 2.91, 7.61

Decimal2174798

Web safe#333366

Pantone2767 C

Shades of midnight blue

#1f2c48 #1c2843 #1a253d #172137 #151e32 #131b2c #101726 #0e1421 #0b101b #090d16

Tints of midnight blue

#2c3f69 #384f84 #435f9e #5271b6 #6d87c1 #879dcc #a2b3d8 #bdc9e3 #d8dfee #f2f5fa

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#4e4021 Analogous#21454e Analogous#2a214e Triadic#4e212f Triadic#2f4e21 Split complementary#4e2a21 Split complementary#454e21

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 58, 40, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #212f4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 40 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 41 4 75

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #212f4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #212f4e; }
.text { color: #212f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212f4e; }

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 #212f4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #212f4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #212f4e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #212f4e 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 #212f4e is computed, not guessed. 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.