Cadet Blue Color
Cadet Blue is a blue color with hex code #4E7496. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cadet blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cadet Blue Color Values
What Does Cadet Blue Mean?
Cadet Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Cadet Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cadet Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: moderate blue, #436B95). It is also known as Hammerhead Shark.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cadet Blue
Cadet Blue and #97704E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #4E9795 and #4E5097, which sit beside cadet blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cadet blue with triadic partners #974E75 and #75974E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Stormy Blue —
#507B9C(Delta E 3) - Dull Blue —
#49759C(Delta E 3) - Kashmir Blue —
#507096(Delta E 3) - Metallic Blue —
#4F738E(Delta E 4) - Slate Blue —
#5B7C99(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4E7496; }
.background { background-color: #4E7496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4E7496; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4E749640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cadet blue?
Cadet Blue has the hex code #4E7496. In RGB notation it is rgb(78, 116, 150), in HSL it is hsl(208, 32%, 45%), and its OKLCH value is 0.545, 0.069, 246.5.
What does the color cadet blue mean?
Blue-family colors like cadet blue carry distinct psychological associations. Cadet Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Cadet Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with cadet blue?
Cadet Blue has three easy routes: its complement #97704E for punch, its neighbors #4E9795 and #4E5097 for something calmer, or triadic partners #974E75 and #75974E when you want energy.
Is cadet blue a standard web color?
No — Cadet Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4E7496 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cadet blue lighter or darker?
To lighten cadet blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E1E9EF (lightest tint) to #0E151B (darkest shade).
About Cadet Blue
Cadet Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Hammerhead Shark. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4E7496 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.