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Powder Blue Color

#b0e0e6

Powder Blue Color

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A very pale blue named after powdered indigo dye historically used in laundering.

Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b0e0e6

RGB

rgb(176, 224, 230)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 51.9%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 23.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 2.6%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(86.13, -14.09, -8.01)

LCH

lch(86.13, 16.21, 209.62)

OKLCH

oklch(87.5%, 0.0502, 205.75)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 69%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6b6b0

Analogous

#b0e6d1

#b0e0e6

#b0c5e6

Triadic

#b0e0e6

#e6b0e0

#e0e6b0

Split-complementary

#b0e0e6

#e6b0c5

#e6d1b0

Tetradic

#b0e0e6

#b6b0e6

#e6b6b0

#e0e6b0

Square

#b0e0e6

#d1b0e6

#e6b6b0

#c5e6b0

Shades

Powder Blue Color mixed toward black.

#7dccd6

#49b8c5

#318e9a

#215f67

#102f33

Tints

Powder Blue Color mixed toward white.

#bde5ea

#caeaee

#d7eff2

#e5f5f7

#f2fafb

Tones

Powder Blue Color mixed toward gray.

#b4dce1

#b9d9dd

#bdd5d8

#c2d2d4

#c6cecf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7e5 · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#c4c0e4 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#b3e3e3 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 14.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0e0e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0e0e6]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

Powder Blue (#b0e0e6) is rgb(176, 224, 230) in RGB.

No, #b0e0e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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