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Cadet Blue Color

#5f9ea0

Cadet Blue Color

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A muted blue-gray named after the traditional color of military cadet uniforms.

Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5f9ea0

RGB

rgb(95, 158, 160)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 25.5%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 40.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(61.15, -19.68, -7.42)

LCH

lch(61.15, 21.03, 200.66)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.065, 198.3)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 37.3%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0615f

Analogous

#5fa081

#5f9ea0

#5f7ea0

Triadic

#5f9ea0

#a05f9e

#9ea05f

Split-complementary

#5f9ea0

#a05f7e

#a0815f

Tetradic

#5f9ea0

#615fa0

#a0615f

#9ea05f

Square

#5f9ea0

#815fa0

#a0615f

#7ea05f

Shades

Cadet Blue Color mixed toward black.

#4f8485

#3f696b

#2f4f50

#203535

#101a1b

Tints

Cadet Blue Color mixed toward white.

#7aaeb0

#94bec0

#afcfd0

#cadfdf

#e4efef

Tones

Cadet Blue Color mixed toward gray.

#64999b

#6a9495

#6f8f90

#758a8a

#7a8585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80a0 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#7b769f · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#639f9f · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f9ea0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f9ea0]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0) is rgb(95, 158, 160) in RGB.

No, #5f9ea0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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