Powder Blue (#B0E0E6)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.43:1 — vs black: 14.65:1

Color values

  • HEX #B0E0E6
  • RGB rgb(176, 224, 230)
  • HSL hsl(186, 51%, 79%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 23, 3, 0, 10 )
  • Websafe #99CCFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B0E0E6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 Base
#E6B6B0
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 Base
#B0E6D1
#B0C5E6
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 Base
#E6B0E0
#E0E6B0
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 Base
#E6B0C5
#E6D1B0
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 Base
#D1B0E6
#E6B6B0
#C5E6B0
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 Base
#3DB2C0
#76C9D4
#91D4DC
#CFECF0
#EAF7F8
#ECF7F9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Powder Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#061213
#18474D
#2B7D87
#3DB2C1
#76C9D4
Powder Blue #B0E0E6 Base
#BCE5EA
#C8E9EE
#D4EEF1
#E0F3F5
#ECF7F9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B0E0E6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B0E0E6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B0E0E6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B0E0E6;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B0E0E6,
        #E6B6B0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B0E0E6,
        #E6B6B0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$powder-blue: #B0E0E6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$powder-blue-r: 176;
$powder-blue-g: 224;
$powder-blue-b: 230;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $powder-blue;
    color: rgba($powder-blue-r, $powder-blue-g, $powder-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Powder Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B0E0E6 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D4D4E7 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #DBDBE6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AFE1E1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D7D7D7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Powder Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Powder Blue #B0E0E6 Base
Blizzard Blue #ACE5EE ΔE 1.99
Non-photo Blue #A4DDED ΔE 3.83
Light Blue #ADD8E6 ΔE 4.27
Diamond #B9F2FF ΔE 4.65

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.