Midnight blue

#2b165b

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

Midnight blue falls in the purple range, deep and strong. 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 #2b165b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b165b

RGB43, 22, 91

HSL258, 61%, 22%

HSV258, 76%, 36%

CMYK53%, 76%, 0%, 64%

Lab14.64, 28.9, -37.67

XYZ3.17, 1.84, 10.09

Decimal2823771

Web safe#330066

Pantone275 C

Shades of midnight blue

#281454 #25134e #221147 #1e1040 #1b0e3a #180c33 #150b2d #120926 #0f081f #0c0619

Tints of midnight blue

#391d7a #482598 #562cb7 #6739cf #7f58d7 #9676de #ad95e5 #c5b4ed #dcd2f4 #f4f1fc

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#465b16 Analogous#16235b Analogous#4e165b Triadic#5b2b16 Triadic#165b2b Split complementary#5b4e16 Split complementary#235b16

Midnight blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 53, 76, 0, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b165b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

53 76 0 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

53 74 4 70

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 #2b165b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b165b; }
.text { color: #2b165b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b165b; }

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 #2b165b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b165b 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 #2b165b 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 #2b165b 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 #2b165b 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.