Cadet blue

#279bb1

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

This is Cadet blue, a strong teal at 190 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #279bb1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#279bb1
RGB39, 155, 177
HSL190, 64%, 42%
HSV190, 78%, 69%
CMYK78%, 12%, 0%, 31%
Lab59.02, -23.53, -20.44
XYZ20.49, 27.05, 45.74
Decimal2595761
Web safe#339999
Pantone632 C
Pantone632 CHex#279bb1Rgb39 155 177Cmyk78 12 0 31Lab59 -24 -20Darker#0d353cDeep#1a6876Lighter#50bbd0

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet 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 78, 12, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #279bb1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
78 12 0 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
76 15 4 37
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.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #279bb1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #279bb1; }
.text { color: #279bb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #279bb1; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #279bb1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.28:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.41:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #279bb1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cadet blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #279bb1 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 cadet 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 cadet blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #279bb1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #279bb1 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.