Cadet blue

#59a6bf

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 #59a6bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#59a6bf

RGB89, 166, 191

HSL195, 44%, 55%

HSV195, 53%, 75%

CMYK53%, 13%, 0%, 25%

Lab64.29, -16.74, -20.13

XYZ27.16, 33.16, 54.26

Decimal5875391

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone801 C

Shades of cadet blue

#479cb8 #408da6 #397e94 #326e82 #2b5f70 #24505e #1d414c #16313a #0f2228 #091316

Tints of cadet blue

#68aec5 #78b6cb #87bfd1 #96c7d7 #a6cfdd #b5d7e2 #c4dfe8 #d3e8ee #e3f0f4 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bf7259 Analogous#59bfa5 Analogous#5973bf Triadic#bf59a6 Triadic#a6bf59 Split complementary#bf5973 Split complementary#bfa559

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 53, 13, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #59a6bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

53 13 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

53 16 4 31

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 #59a6bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #59a6bf; }
.text { color: #59a6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59a6bf; }

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 #59a6bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #59a6bf 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 #59a6bf 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 #59a6bf 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 #59a6bf 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.