Cadet blue

#6fa7bd

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 confident. 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 #6fa7bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6fa7bd
RGB111, 167, 189
HSL197, 37%, 59%
HSV197, 41%, 74%
CMYK41%, 12%, 0%, 26%
Lab65.51, -12.57, -17.08
XYZ29.56, 34.69, 53.28
Decimal7317437
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone550 C
Pantone550 CHex#6fa7bdRgb111 167 189Cmyk41 12 0 26Lab66 -13 -17Darker#315b6cDeep#48859dLighter#a3c4d1

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 41, 12, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6fa7bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
41 12 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
42 15 4 32
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 #6fa7bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6fa7bd; }
.text { color: #6fa7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa7bd; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6fa7bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.94:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6fa7bd 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 #6fa7bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #6fa7bd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #6fa7bd is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.