Cadet blue

#4493ae

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

Cadet blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #4493ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4493ae

RGB68, 147, 174

HSL195, 44%, 47%

HSV195, 61%, 68%

CMYK61%, 16%, 0%, 32%

Lab57.22, -15.97, -21.42

XYZ20.46, 25.15, 43.82

Decimal4494254

Web safe#339999

Pantone313 C

Shades of cadet blue

#3e869f #387990 #326c80 #2c6071 #265362 #204653 #1a3944 #142c34 #0f1f25 #091316

Tints of cadet blue

#50a0bb #62a9c2 #74b3c9 #86bdd0 #98c7d7 #aad1de #bcdbe5 #cee4ec #e0eef3 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ae5f44 Analogous#44ae94 Analogous#445eae Triadic#ae4493 Triadic#93ae44 Split complementary#ae445e Split complementary#ae9444

Cadet blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 61, 16, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4493ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 16 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 19 4 38

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 #4493ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4493ae; }
.text { color: #4493ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4493ae; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4493ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4493ae 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 #4493ae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #4493ae 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 cadet blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #4493ae come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.