Cadet blue

#4897b2

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

This is Cadet blue, a soft blue at 195 degrees. 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 #4897b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4897b2

RGB72, 151, 178

HSL195, 42%, 49%

HSV195, 60%, 70%

CMYK60%, 15%, 0%, 30%

Lab58.72, -16.12, -21.39

XYZ21.77, 26.73, 46.13

Decimal4757426

Web safe#339999

Pantone549 C

Shades of cadet blue

#428aa2 #3b7c93 #356f83 #2f6274 #285564 #224754 #1c3a45 #152d35 #0f2025 #091216

Tints of cadet blue

#57a2bb #68abc2 #7ab5c9 #8bbed0 #9cc8d7 #add2de #bfdbe5 #d0e5ec #e1eef3 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#b26348 Analogous#48b298 Analogous#4862b2 Triadic#b24897 Triadic#97b248 Split complementary#b24862 Split complementary#b29848

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 60, 15, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4897b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 15 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 18 4 36

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 #4897b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4897b2; }
.text { color: #4897b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4897b2; }

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 #4897b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4897b2 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 #4897b2 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 #4897b2 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

Here is how the numbers for #4897b2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.