Powder blue

#afeeff

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

This is Powder blue, a vivid teal at 193 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 #afeeff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afeeff
RGB175, 238, 255
HSL193, 100%, 84%
HSV193, 31%, 100%
CMYK31%, 7%, 0%, 0%
Lab90.54, -15.8, -14.57
XYZ66.3, 77.48, 106.07
Decimal11529983
Web safe#99ffff
Pantone304 C
Pantone304 CHex#afeeffRgb175 238 255Cmyk31 7 0 0Lab91 -16 -15Darker#20d0ffDeep#68dfffLighter#e2f8fd

Shades of powder blue

Tints of powder blue

Colors that go with powder blue

Powder blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 31, 7, 0, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
31 7 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
33 10 4 6
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #afeeff straight into your stylesheet.

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

How powder blue looks on light and dark

Powder blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #afeeff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.50:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afeeff 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 #afeeff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #afeeff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #afeeff 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.