Powder blue

#9ec8bd

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 muted. 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 #9ec8bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9ec8bd

RGB158, 200, 189

HSL164, 28%, 70%

HSV164, 21%, 78%

CMYK21%, 0%, 5%, 22%

Lab77.43, -16.11, 0.93

XYZ43.94, 52.25, 55.91

Decimal10406077

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone557 C

Shades of powder blue

#89bcaf #74b0a1 #5fa492 #529180 #467c6e #3a675b #2f5249 #233d36 #172824 #0b1411

Tints of powder blue

#a7cdc3 #afd2c9 #b8d7ce #c0dbd4 #c9e0da #d1e5e0 #daeae6 #e2efec #ebf4f1 #f4f9f7

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#c89ea9 Analogous#9ec8a8 Analogous#9ebec8 Triadic#bd9ec8 Triadic#c8bd9e Split complementary#c89ebe Split complementary#c8a89e

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 21, 0, 5, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9ec8bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 0 5 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 4 9 28

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 #9ec8bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9ec8bd; }
.text { color: #9ec8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec8bd; }

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 #9ec8bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9ec8bd 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 #9ec8bd 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 #9ec8bd 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 #9ec8bd 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 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.