Powder blue

#8bcbd4

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. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #8bcbd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bcbd4

RGB139, 203, 212

HSL187, 46%, 69%

HSV187, 34%, 83%

CMYK34%, 4%, 0%, 17%

Lab77.85, -18.06, -10.97

XYZ43.89, 52.95, 70.2

Decimal9161684

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone630 C

Shades of powder blue

#74c1cb #5cb6c3 #45acba #3c96a3 #34808b #2b6b74 #22555c #1a4045 #112a2e #081516

Tints of powder blue

#95d0d8 #a0d4dc #aad9df #b4dde3 #bee2e7 #c9e7eb #d3ebef #ddf0f3 #e8f5f6 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#d4948b Analogous#8bd4b9 Analogous#8ba6d4 Triadic#d48bcb Triadic#cbd48b Split complementary#d48ba6 Split complementary#d4b98b

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 34, 4, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8bcbd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 4 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 8 4 23

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Powder blue in css

Copy #8bcbd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8bcbd4; }
.text { color: #8bcbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bcbd4; }

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 #8bcbd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8bcbd4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Powder blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8bcbd4 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn powder blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8bcbd4 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

Every value on this page for #8bcbd4 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.