Cadet blue

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #71a5bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of cadet blue

Tints of cadet blue

Colors that go with cadet blue

Cadet blue in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #71a5bd on both.

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 #71a5bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #71a5bd; }
.text { color: #71a5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a5bd; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #71a5bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #71a5bd 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 #71a5bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #71a5bd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values