Powder blue

#bbe2ea

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

Powder blue is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Powder blue color values

Every conversion for #bbe2ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbe2ea

RGB187, 226, 234

HSL190, 53%, 83%

HSV190, 20%, 92%

CMYK20%, 3%, 0%, 8%

Lab87.44, -10.95, -8.12

XYZ62.54, 70.9, 88.23

Decimal12313322

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of powder blue

#9dd5e1 #7fc9d8 #62bcce #44afc5 #3598ad #2c7e8f #236471 #1a4953 #102f35 #071517

Tints of powder blue

#c0e4ec #c6e7ed #cbe9ef #d1ebf1 #d6eef2 #dcf0f4 #e1f2f6 #e6f5f7 #ecf7f9 #f1f9fb

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#eac3bb Analogous#bbeadb Analogous#bbcaea Triadic#eabbe2 Triadic#e2eabb Split complementary#eabbca Split complementary#eadbbb

Powder blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 3, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbe2ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 3 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 7 4 14

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 #bbe2ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbe2ea; }
.text { color: #bbe2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe2ea; }

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 #bbe2ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbe2ea 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 #bbe2ea 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 #bbe2ea 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 #bbe2ea is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.