Cadet blue

#409bb4

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

Cadet blue lands where green meets blue, mid and soft. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #409bb4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#409bb4
RGB64, 155, 180
HSL193, 48%, 48%
HSV193, 64%, 71%
CMYK64%, 14%, 0%, 29%
Lab59.73, -19.1, -20.99
XYZ22.07, 27.83, 47.39
Decimal4234164
Web safe#3399cc
Pantone313 C
Pantone313 CHex#409bb4Rgb64 155 180Cmyk64 14 0 29Lab60 -19 -21Darker#1b404bDeep#2d6e7fLighter#74b5c7

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 64, 14, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #409bb4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
64 14 0 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
63 17 4 35
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 #409bb4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #409bb4; }
.text { color: #409bb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #409bb4; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #409bb4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.20:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #409bb4 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 #409bb4 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 #409bb4 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 #409bb4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.