Powder blue

#c9e2e0

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

Powder blue lands where green meets blue, light and soft. 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 #c9e2e0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9e2e0

RGB201, 226, 224

HSL175, 30%, 84%

HSV175, 11%, 89%

CMYK11%, 0%, 1%, 11%

Lab88.06, -8.61, -1.84

XYZ64.74, 72.19, 81.04

Decimal13230816

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone628 C

Shades of powder blue

#afd4d1 #95c6c2 #7cb8b4 #62aba5 #50958f #427b77 #34615e #264745 #192e2c #0b1413

Tints of powder blue

#cde4e2 #d1e7e5 #d6e9e7 #daebea #deedec #e2f0ef #e7f2f1 #ebf4f3 #eff6f6 #f3f9f8

Colors that go with powder blue

Complementary#e2c9cb Analogous#c9e2d3 Analogous#c9d7e2 Triadic#e0c9e2 Triadic#e2e0c9 Split complementary#e2c9d7 Split complementary#e2d3c9

Powder blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 1, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9e2e0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 1 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 5 17

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 #c9e2e0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9e2e0; }
.text { color: #c9e2e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9e2e0; }

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 #c9e2e0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9e2e0 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 #c9e2e0 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 #c9e2e0 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

Here is how the numbers for #c9e2e0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.