Powder blue

#c4e8ec

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

Powder blue lands where green meets blue, light and soft. 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 #c4e8ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4e8ec

RGB196, 232, 236

HSL186, 51%, 85%

HSV186, 17%, 93%

CMYK17%, 2%, 0%, 7%

Lab89.63, -10.84, -5.86

XYZ66.76, 75.51, 90.41

Decimal12904684

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of powder blue

#a6dce2 #87d0d8 #69c4cf #4bb9c5 #38a3af #2f8791 #256a72 #1b4e54 #113236 #071617

Tints of powder blue

#c9eaed #cdecef #d2edf0 #d6eff2 #dbf1f3 #dff3f5 #e4f4f6 #e8f6f8 #edf8f9 #f1fafb

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#ecc8c4 Analogous#c4ecdc Analogous#c4d4ec Triadic#ecc4e8 Triadic#e8ecc4 Split complementary#ecc4d4 Split complementary#ecdcc4

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 2, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4e8ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 2 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 6 4 13

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 #c4e8ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4e8ec; }
.text { color: #c4e8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e8ec; }

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 #c4e8ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4e8ec 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 #c4e8ec 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 #c4e8ec 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 #c4e8ec come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.