Powder blue

#b7cdc8

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

Powder blue is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #b7cdc8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7cdc8

RGB183, 205, 200

HSL166, 18%, 76%

HSV166, 11%, 80%

CMYK11%, 0%, 2%, 20%

Lab80.68, -8.36, -0.04

XYZ51.79, 57.9, 63.09

Decimal12045768

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5503 C

Shades of powder blue

#a2beb8 #8db0a8 #78a198 #649187 #567c73 #47665f #38514c #2a3c38 #1b2724 #0d1211

Tints of powder blue

#bdd1cd #c3d6d1 #c9dad6 #d0dedb #d6e2df #dce7e4 #e2ebe9 #e8efee #eef3f2 #f4f8f7

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#cdb7bc Analogous#b7cdbd Analogous#b7c7cd Triadic#c8b7cd Triadic#cdc8b7 Split complementary#cdb7c7 Split complementary#cdbdb7

Powder blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 2, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7cdc8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 2 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 6 26

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 #b7cdc8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7cdc8; }
.text { color: #b7cdc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cdc8; }

How powder blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Powder blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b7cdc8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7cdc8 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 #b7cdc8 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 #b7cdc8 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

Every value on this page for #b7cdc8 is computed, not guessed. 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.