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Powder Blue colour

A pale, soft blue. Light and serene, it evokes calm skies and gentle, airy palettes.

#B0E0E6

Powder Blue colour codes

Hex
#B0E0E6
RGB
rgb(176, 224, 230)
HSL
hsl(187, 52%, 80%)
HSV
hsv(187, 23%, 90%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.88 0.05 206)
CMYK
cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 10%)

Complementary palette

Powder Blue with its opposite on the colour wheel.
#B0E0E6
rgb(176, 224, 230)
#E6B6B0
rgb(230, 182, 176)

Triad palette

Powder Blue with two evenly-spaced partners.
#B0E0E6
rgb(176, 224, 230)
#E6B0E0
rgb(230, 176, 224)
#E0E6B0
rgb(224, 230, 176)

Monochromatic palette

Lighter and darker versions of powder blue at the same hue.
#597174
rgb(89, 113, 116)
#7C9EA2
rgb(124, 158, 162)
#9FCBD0
rgb(159, 203, 208)
#BAECF3
rgb(186, 236, 243)

Lighter tints

Powder Blue toward white.
#B0E0E6
rgb(176, 224, 230)
#BBE4EA
rgb(187, 228, 234)
#C7E9ED
rgb(199, 233, 237)
#D2EDF1
rgb(210, 237, 241)
#DDF2F4
rgb(221, 242, 244)
#E8F6F8
rgb(232, 246, 248)
#F4FBFB
rgb(244, 251, 251)
#FFFFFF
rgb(255, 255, 255)

Darker shades

Powder Blue toward black.
#B0E0E6
rgb(176, 224, 230)
#97C0C5
rgb(151, 192, 197)
#7EA0A4
rgb(126, 160, 164)
#658083
rgb(101, 128, 131)
#4B6063
rgb(75, 96, 99)
#324042
rgb(50, 64, 66)
#192021
rgb(25, 32, 33)
#000000
rgb(0, 0, 0)

About powder blue

A pale, soft blue. Light and serene, it evokes calm skies and gentle, airy palettes. The value shown here (#B0E0E6) is a widely used representation — descriptive colour names like this cover a small range rather than one fixed code, so feel free to nudge it in the colour picker to suit your project.

Palettes that work with powder blue

The complementary colour (#E6B6B0) sits opposite powder blue on the wheel for high contrast, while the triad spreads three balanced hues. For subtle, layered designs the monochromatic set keeps the same hue at different lightness. All are generated automatically above — click any swatch to copy.

Using powder blue in your design

For CSS, paste #B0E0E6 or the oklch(0.88 0.05 206) value, or download the ready-made powder-blue.css file above — it includes a full 50–950 token scale. Always check contrast before using powder blue behind text.

What is the hex code for powder blue?
Powder Blue is commonly #B0E0E6 (rgb(176, 224, 230)). It covers a small range, but this is a widely used value.
What colours go well with powder blue?
Its complementary colour #E6B6B0 and the triad/monochromatic palettes shown above. Use the picker's harmony tool to explore more.

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