Powder blue

#b2cec4

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 green at 159 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #b2cec4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2cec4

RGB178, 206, 196

HSL159, 22%, 75%

HSV159, 14%, 81%

CMYK14%, 0%, 5%, 19%

Lab80.51, -11.31, 1.81

XYZ50.4, 57.59, 60.69

Decimal11718340

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5503 C

Shades of powder blue

#9cc0b3 #87b3a3 #71a592 #5e9481 #517f6e #43695b #355349 #273e36 #1a2823 #0c1310

Tints of powder blue

#b9d2c9 #bfd6ce #c6dbd3 #ccdfd8 #d3e3dd #dae7e2 #e0ebe7 #e7f0ed #edf4f2 #f4f8f7

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#ceb2bc Analogous#b2ceb6 Analogous#b2cace Triadic#c4b2ce Triadic#cec4b2 Split complementary#ceb2ca Split complementary#ceb6b2

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 0, 5, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2cec4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 0 5 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 4 9 25

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 #b2cec4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2cec4; }
.text { color: #b2cec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cec4; }

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 #b2cec4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2cec4 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 #b2cec4 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 #b2cec4 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 #b2cec4 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.