Powder blue

#94bcbc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for powder blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Powder blue, a muted teal at 180 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #94bcbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#94bcbc

RGB148, 188, 188

HSL180, 23%, 66%

HSV180, 21%, 74%

CMYK21%, 0%, 0%, 26%

Lab73.48, -13.26, -4.4

XYZ39.27, 45.89, 54.37

Decimal9747644

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5493 C

Shades of powder blue

#81b0b0 #6ea4a4 #5e9696 #528383 #477171 #3b5e5e #2f4b4b #233838 #182626 #0c1313

Tints of powder blue

#9ec2c2 #a7c8c8 #b1cece #bad4d4 #c4dada #cee0e0 #d7e6e6 #e1ecec #eaf2f2 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#bc9494 Analogous#94bca8 Analogous#94a8bc Triadic#bc94bc Triadic#bcbc94 Split complementary#bc94a8 Split complementary#bca894

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 21, 0, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #94bcbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 0 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 4 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Powder blue in css

Copy #94bcbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #94bcbc; }
.text { color: #94bcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bcbc; }

How powder blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Powder blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #94bcbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #94bcbc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Powder blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #94bcbc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around powder blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn powder blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #94bcbc 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 powder blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #94bcbc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.