CSS named color
PowderBlue #B0E0E6
PowderBlue (CSS keyword powderblue) has the hex code #B0E0E6 and the RGB value rgb(176, 224, 230): a very light, muted cyan.
A soft, pale blue with a slight green tint (#b0e0e6), close to lightblue. Common in baby and nursery palettes.
Color codes for PowderBlue
| CSS keyword | powderblue |
|---|---|
| HEX | #B0E0E6 |
| RGB | rgb(176, 224, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 52%, 80%) |
| HWB | hwb(187 69% 10%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.5% 0.05 205.7) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 10%) |
| Decimal | 11,591,910 |
| Hue family | Blues |
Contrast and accessibility
On powderblue, black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.43:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on powderblue | 14.65:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 83.0 |
| White text on powderblue | 1.43:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −23.6 |
| Powderblue text on white | 1.43:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 20.7 |
| Powderblue text on black | 14.65:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −82.6 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes powderblue with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, powderblue, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#b4e2e7 - 15%
#bce5ea - 25%
#c4e8ec - 35%
#ccebef - 45%
#d4eef1 - 55%
#dbf1f4 - 65%
#e3f4f6 - 75%
#ebf7f9 - 85%
#f3fafb - 95%
#fbfdfe
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#a7d5db - 15%
#96bec4 - 25%
#84a8ad - 35%
#729296 - 45%
#617b7f - 55%
#4f6567 - 65%
#3e4e51 - 75%
#2c383a - 85%
#1a2223 - 95%
#090b0c
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, powderblue's complementary color is #F6CAC5 (close to pink), its analogous colors are #B4E1D4 and #B7DCF3, and its triadic partners are #E8CBE8 and #E5D4B1. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #f6cac5 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #b4e1d4#b7dcf3 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #e8cbe8#e5d4b1 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #f2c9d7#f1ceb7 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
PowderBlue is a cool color: its hue is 187° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
.element {
color: powderblue;
background-color: #b0e0e6;
border-color: rgb(176 224 230);
outline-color: oklch(87.5% 0.05 205.7);
}<div class="bg-[#b0e0e6] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-powderblue: #b0e0e6;
}
/* then use bg-powderblue, text-powderblue, border-powderblue */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let powderblue = Color(red: 0.690, green: 0.878, blue: 0.902)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Powderblue = Color(0xFFB0E0E6)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const powderblue = Color(0xFFB0E0E6);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="powderblue">#B0E0E6</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for powderblue?
- The hex code for powderblue is #B0E0E6. The same color is rgb(176, 224, 230), hsl(187, 52%, 80%) and oklch(87.5% 0.05 205.7), and in CSS you can also write the keyword powderblue directly.
- Is powderblue a warm or cool color?
- PowderBlue is a cool color: its hue is 187° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
- What colors go with powderblue?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, powderblue's complementary color is #F6CAC5 (close to pink), its analogous colors are #B4E1D4 and #B7DCF3, and its triadic partners are #E8CBE8 and #E5D4B1. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on powderblue?
- White text on powderblue has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 14.65:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −23.6 for white and Lc 83.0 for black.
- What is the RGB value of powderblue?
- PowderBlue is rgb(176, 224, 230): red 176, green 224 and blue 230 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 69.0%, 87.8% and 90.2%. As a decimal integer it is 11591910.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.