Cadet blue

#4e8a9e

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #4e8a9e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e8a9e

RGB78, 138, 158

HSL195, 34%, 46%

HSV195, 51%, 62%

CMYK51%, 13%, 0%, 38%

Lab54.31, -13.8, -16.66

XYZ18.4, 22.27, 35.68

Decimal5147294

Web safe#669999

Pantone549 C

Shades of cadet blue

#477e90 #407282 #3a6675 #335a67 #2c4e59 #25424b #1e363e #182a30 #111e22 #0a1214

Tints of cadet blue

#5998ad #6aa2b5 #7badbe #8cb8c6 #9dc2cf #aecdd7 #c0d8e0 #d1e2e8 #e2edf1 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#9e624e Analogous#4e9e8a Analogous#4e629e Triadic#9e4e8a Triadic#8a9e4e Split complementary#9e4e62 Split complementary#9e8a4e

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 51, 13, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e8a9e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

51 13 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

51 16 4 44

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 #4e8a9e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e8a9e; }
.text { color: #4e8a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8a9e; }

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 #4e8a9e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e8a9e 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 #4e8a9e 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 #4e8a9e 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 #4e8a9e are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.