Powder blue

#8bccd5

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #8bccd5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bccd5

RGB139, 204, 213

HSL187, 47%, 69%

HSV187, 35%, 84%

CMYK35%, 4%, 0%, 16%

Lab78.16, -18.33, -11.04

XYZ44.25, 53.48, 70.94

Decimal9161941

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone630 C

Shades of powder blue

#73c2cc #5cb7c4 #44adbb #3b97a4 #33828c #2a6c75 #22565d #194046 #112a2e #081516

Tints of powder blue

#95d1d9 #a0d5dc #aadae0 #b4dee4 #bee3e8 #c9e7eb #d3ecef #ddf0f3 #e8f5f7 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#d5948b Analogous#8bd5b9 Analogous#8ba7d5 Triadic#d58bcc Triadic#ccd58b Split complementary#d58ba7 Split complementary#d5b98b

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 35, 4, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8bccd5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 4 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 8 4 22

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 #8bccd5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8bccd5; }
.text { color: #8bccd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bccd5; }

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 #8bccd5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8bccd5 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 #8bccd5 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 #8bccd5 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

Here is how the numbers for #8bccd5 are worked out. 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.