#B0E0E6Powder Blue (#B0E0E6) is a very light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 206°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.05. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #B0E0E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 224, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 52%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 23%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.1 -14.1 -8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.875 0.050 206) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Powder Blue shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bcdbd7 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#b9e1e1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#b0e0e6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#afe1e9 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueAgainst white it measures 1.43:1 and against black 14.65:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d4faff · #b0e0e6 · #81abb0 · #5f8489 · #3f6064 · #213d41
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b0e0e6 · #8ecee4 · #86b6d6 · #81a0c5 · #7c89b1 · #75749a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b0e0e6 · #a7b7ce · #66a2aa · #5d7aa5 · #2d666d · #334257
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b0e0e6 · #a3b7ba · #b27772 · #35585c · #1a3a3d · #091d1f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b0e0e6 · #c0b7b5 · #778486 · #524c4b · #152224 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#b0e0e6 · #8ba2a5 · #2a484c · #072b2f · #000709 · #e34f4b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#b0e0e6 · #8ba2a5 · #2a484c · #072b2f · #000709 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf1cb · #b0e0e6 · #ca8e60 · #687c9f · #5c393f · #05150f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b0e0e6 · #c7b4b2 · #9f7383 · #6d4222 · #361021 · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b0e0e6 · #c1b4c1 · #947595 · #604a15 · #2b1d00 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b0e0e6 · #bab6c6 · #847aa2 · #713c38 · #1f2200 · #050000
#BAE4E9 · #C4E8ED · #CEECF0 · #D8F0F3 · #E1F4F6
#8CB7BD · #6A9095 · #496B6F · #2B474B · #0E272A
#B9DEE3 · #C1DCDF · #C9DADC
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.