Powder blue

#afe0df

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 179 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 #afe0df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afe0df

RGB175, 224, 223

HSL179, 44%, 78%

HSV179, 22%, 88%

CMYK22%, 0%, 0%, 12%

Lab85.88, -15.9, -4.7

XYZ57.65, 67.75, 79.85

Decimal11526367

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone304 C

Shades of powder blue

#94d6d4 #7acbca #5fc1bf #46b5b3 #3c9b99 #32807f #276664 #1d4b4a #133130 #091616

Tints of powder blue

#b6e3e2 #bce5e4 #c3e8e7 #caeaea #d1edec #d7f0ef #def2f2 #e5f5f4 #ebf7f7 #f2fafa

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#e0afb0 Analogous#afe0c7 Analogous#afc8e0 Triadic#dfafe0 Triadic#e0dfaf Split complementary#e0afc8 Split complementary#e0c7af

Powder blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 22, 0, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afe0df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 0 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 4 4 18

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 #afe0df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afe0df; }
.text { color: #afe0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afe0df; }

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 #afe0df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afe0df 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 #afe0df 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 #afe0df 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 #afe0df is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.