Cadet blue

#5293ab

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

Cadet blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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 #5293ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5293ab

RGB82, 147, 171

HSL196, 35%, 50%

HSV196, 52%, 67%

CMYK52%, 14%, 0%, 33%

Lab57.66, -13.95, -19.0

XYZ21.26, 25.6, 42.35

Decimal5411755

Web safe#669999

Pantone549 C

Shades of cadet blue

#4b869c #44798d #3c6c7e #355f6f #2e5260 #274551 #203942 #182c33 #111f24 #0a1215

Tints of cadet blue

#619db3 #72a7bb #82b1c3 #92bbcb #a2c5d2 #b2cfda #c2d9e2 #d3e3ea #e3eef1 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ab6a52 Analogous#52ab96 Analogous#5267ab Triadic#ab5293 Triadic#93ab52 Split complementary#ab5266 Split complementary#ab9652

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 52, 14, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5293ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 14 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 17 4 39

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 #5293ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5293ab; }
.text { color: #5293ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5293ab; }

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 #5293ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5293ab 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 #5293ab 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 #5293ab 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

Every value on this page for #5293ab is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.