Powder blue

#bcdbdf

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

This is Powder blue, a soft teal at 187 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 #bcdbdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcdbdf

RGB188, 219, 223

HSL187, 35%, 81%

HSV187, 16%, 87%

CMYK16%, 2%, 0%, 13%

Lab85.34, -9.36, -5.4

XYZ59.39, 66.68, 79.55

Decimal12377055

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone2975 C

Shades of powder blue

#a2cdd3 #89bfc6 #6fb2ba #55a4ae #478d95 #3b747c #2f5c62 #224448 #162c2e #0a1315

Tints of powder blue

#c1dee2 #c7e1e4 #cce4e7 #d2e7e9 #d7eaec #ddedef #e2f0f1 #e8f3f4 #edf6f7 #f3f9f9

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#dfc0bc Analogous#bcdfd2 Analogous#bcc9df Triadic#dfbcdb Triadic#dbdfbc Split complementary#dfbcc9 Split complementary#dfd2bc

Powder blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 2, 0, 13.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 2 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 6 4 19

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 #bcdbdf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bcdbdf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.