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Powder Blue Soft #B6D0E2

#B6D0E2 · rgb(182, 208, 226)

Powder Blue Soft is the color #B6D0E2. In RGB it is rgb(182, 208, 226) — 71% red, 82% green and 89% blue. Its CMYK breakdown is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black, and in HSL it sits at 205° hue, 43% saturation and 80% lightness. Powder Blue Soft is not a standard CSS color name; the nearest web color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6). The closest web-safe color is #CCCCCC.

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Powder Blue Soft color codes

Hex#B6D0E2

RGBrgb(182, 208, 226)

RGB %71%, 82%, 89%

HSLhsl(205, 43%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205, 19%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(84% 0.038 238)

Closest web-safe#CCCCCC

Powder Blue Soft color meaning

Powder Blue Soft is a soft and airy blue — a cool color at 80% lightness and 43% saturation. Like other blues, it is linked with trust, calm and dependability. It is the most widely liked color, which is why banks, tech companies and healthcare brands lean on it.

Because it is soft and airy, powder blue soft works best for backgrounds, walls, baby rooms, wedding stationery and large calm surfaces. As text on white it would be too faint (1.6:1), so use it for fills and backgrounds and put black text on top (13.1:1).

What colors go with Powder Blue Soft?

Powder Blue Soft pairs well with Apricot, Powder Blue, Light Steel Blue and Charcoal: Apricot sits close to its opposite on the color wheel for strong contrast, Powder Blue and Light Steel Blue are neighbors that keep a scheme calm, and Charcoal gives the eye somewhere to rest.

Build a full scheme around powder blue soft in the color matcher, blend it with another color in the color mixer, or copy ready-made HTML and CSS from the HTML color picker.

Powder Blue Soft at a glance

Color family	Blue · cool, soft and airy
CSS color name	No — nearest keyword is Light Blue (#ADD8E6)
As text on white	1.60:1 — not readable as text
Best text on it	Black (13.11:1)
For print (CMYK)	19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow, 11% black
Full screen	Open the powder blue soft screen — fill your display or download it in 4K

Contrast

Contrast ratio of Powder Blue Soft against white and black text (WCAG 2.1 needs 4.5:1 for body text).

White text — 1.60:1 Black text — 13.11:1

Shades, tints & tones

Shades — toward black

Tints — toward white

Tones — toward gray

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Powder Blue Soft color FAQ

What is the hex code for Powder Blue Soft?

Powder Blue Soft is #B6D0E2, which is rgb(182, 208, 226) and hsl(205, 43%, 80%). For print it is roughly C19 M8 Y0 K11.

What colors go with Powder Blue Soft?

Powder Blue Soft pairs well with Apricot, Powder Blue, Light Steel Blue, Charcoal. Apricot gives the strongest contrast, being close to its complementary color. Neutrals such as Charcoal also work well alongside it.

Is Powder Blue Soft a warm or cool color?

Powder Blue Soft is a cool color: its hue is 205°, on the green, blue and violet side of the color wheel.

What text color looks best on Powder Blue Soft?

Black text, with a contrast ratio of 13.1:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text.