Powder blue

#bbcdca

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 170 degrees. 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 #bbcdca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbcdca

RGB187, 205, 202

HSL170, 15%, 77%

HSV170, 9%, 80%

CMYK9%, 0%, 1%, 20%

Lab81.01, -6.65, -0.6

XYZ52.99, 58.49, 64.37

Decimal12307914

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of powder blue

#a6beba #91aeaa #7d9f99 #698f88 #5a7a74 #4a6560 #3b504d #2c3b39 #1c2625 #0d1211

Tints of powder blue

#c1d1ce #c7d5d3 #ccdad7 #d2dedc #d8e2e0 #dee6e5 #e3ebe9 #e9efee #eff3f2 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#cdbbbe Analogous#bbcdc1 Analogous#bbc7cd Triadic#cabbcd Triadic#cdcabb Split complementary#cdbbc7 Split complementary#cdc1bb

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 1, 20.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 1 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 5 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 #bbcdca straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #bbcdca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

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

Here is how the numbers for #bbcdca are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.