Cadet blue

#7c9fac

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #7c9fac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7c9fac

RGB124, 159, 172

HSL196, 22%, 58%

HSV196, 28%, 67%

CMYK28%, 8%, 0%, 33%

Lab63.39, -8.9, -10.68

XYZ28.16, 32.06, 43.73

Decimal8167340

Web safe#669999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of cadet blue

#6c93a2 #5e8695 #547784 #4a6974 #3f5a64 #354b54 #2b3d43 #202e33 #162023 #0c1113

Tints of cadet blue

#88a8b4 #94b1bb #a0b9c3 #acc2ca #b8cbd2 #c4d4da #d0dde1 #dce5e9 #e8eef0 #f4f7f8

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#ac897c Analogous#7caca1 Analogous#7c87ac Triadic#ac7c9f Triadic#9fac7c Split complementary#ac7c87 Split complementary#aca17c

Cadet blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 8, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7c9fac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 8 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 11 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 #7c9fac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7c9fac; }
.text { color: #7c9fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9fac; }

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 #7c9fac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7c9fac 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 #7c9fac 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 #7c9fac 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 #7c9fac 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.