Powder blue

#a4e2ed

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

This is Powder blue, a strong teal at 189 degrees. 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 #a4e2ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4e2ed

RGB164, 226, 237

HSL189, 67%, 79%

HSV189, 31%, 93%

CMYK31%, 5%, 0%, 7%

Lab86.21, -16.95, -11.67

XYZ57.79, 68.4, 90.28

Decimal10805997

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone304 C

Shades of powder blue

#85d8e7 #66cee1 #47c4db #2abad3 #249eb4 #1e8395 #176876 #114d57 #0b3238 #05161a

Tints of powder blue

#ace4ef #b3e7f0 #bbe9f2 #c2ecf3 #caeef5 #d2f1f6 #d9f3f8 #e1f5f9 #e8f8fb #f0fafc

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#edafa4 Analogous#a4edd3 Analogous#a4beed Triadic#eda4e2 Triadic#e2eda4 Split complementary#eda4be Split complementary#edd3a4

Powder blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 31, 5, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4e2ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 5 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 9 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 #a4e2ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4e2ed; }
.text { color: #a4e2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4e2ed; }

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 #a4e2ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4e2ed 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 #a4e2ed 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 #a4e2ed 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 #a4e2ed come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.