Cadet blue

#73abbd

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 #73abbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#73abbd

RGB115, 171, 189

HSL195, 36%, 60%

HSV195, 39%, 74%

CMYK39%, 10%, 0%, 26%

Lab66.86, -13.65, -15.01

XYZ30.82, 36.44, 53.55

Decimal7580605

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone550 C

Shades of cadet blue

#60a0b4 #5094a9 #478397 #3e7384 #366372 #2d535f #24434d #1b333a #132227 #0a1215

Tints of cadet blue

#80b3c3 #8dbac9 #99c2cf #a6cad5 #b3d1db #c0d9e1 #cde1e7 #d9e8ed #e6f0f3 #f3f8f9

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#bd8573 Analogous#73bdaa Analogous#7386bd Triadic#bd73ab Triadic#abbd73 Split complementary#bd7386 Split complementary#bdaa73

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 39, 10, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #73abbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 10 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 13 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 #73abbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #73abbd; }
.text { color: #73abbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73abbd; }

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 #73abbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #73abbd 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 #73abbd 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 #73abbd 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 #73abbd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.