Is Cadet blue an official BrickColor?

BrickColor ID 314 uses RGB 159, 173, 192 from the public BrickColor table. HEX #9FADC0 is a calculated sRGB encoding of that RGB.

BrickColor 314

Cadet blue

Official RGB 159, 173, 192. HEX, HSL, and OKLCH below are calculated conversions.

Open color page

Cadet blue (BrickColor 314)

#9FADC0

Accessibility

AAA

9.21:1

Vs white / black

2.28:1 · 9.21:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9fadc0

RGB

rgb(159, 173, 192)

RGBA

rgba(159, 173, 192, 1)

HSL

hsl(215, 21%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(215, 21%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(215, 17%, 75%)

LAB

lab(70.22% -0.88 -11.34)

LCH

lch(70.22% 11.37 265.56)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7429 -0.0076 -0.0307)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7429 0.0316 256.1)

XYZ

xyz(38.75, 41.06, 55.74)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 25%)

CSS

color: #9fadc0;

CSS variable

--color-9fadc0: #9fadc0;

SCSS

$color-9fadc0: #9fadc0;

JavaScript

const color = "#9fadc0";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9fadc0";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9fadc0" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9fadc0", "rgb": { "r": 159, "g": 173, "b": 192 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7429 0.0316 256.1)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --cadet-blue-(brickcolor-314)-1: #9fadc0;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.07 · #94A3B8

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Very different · ΔE 6.53 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Very different · ΔE 6.44 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 19.18 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50edf6ff 100dfe9f6 200cad5e5 300b2bfd0 40095a3b6 5007a8799 600667181 700515a67 8003c444f 900293039 950151b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f8fa eff1f5 e7ebef dfe4ea d7dde5 cfd6e0 c7cfda bfc8d5 b7c2d0 afbbcb a7b4c5 9fadc0 929fb0 8590a0 778290 6a7380 5d6570 505760 424850 353a40 282b30 1a1d20 0d0e10

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f8fa eff1f5 e7ebef dfe4ea d7dde5 cfd6e0 c7cfda bfc8d5 b7c2d0 afbbcb a7b4c5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

929fb0 8590a0 778290 6a7380 5d6570 505760 424850 353a40 282b30 1a1d20 0d0e10

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9ca9bb 9aa6b5 97a2b0 959eab 929aa5 9097a0 8d939b 8a8f95 888b90 85888b 838485

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9FADC0Stop 1 #C1B39FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9FBEC1Stop 1 #9FADC0Stop 2 #A29FC1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9FADC0Stop 1 #C19FADStop 2 #ADC19FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9FADC0Stop 1 #C1A29FStop 2 #BEC19FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#28313EStop 1 #47566CStop 2 #657B9AStop 3 #93A3B8Stop 4 #C1CAD7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #9fadc0 works

Cadet blue (BrickColor 314) (#9fadc0) sits in the blue family at about 215° hue, 21% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.28:1 on white and 9.21:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9fadc0 as small body text on white — 2.28:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Where #9fadc0 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9fadc0 as small body text on white — 2.28:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.