Powder blue
#B0E0E6
Powder blue (#B0E0E6) is a light, moderately saturated teal colour, cool. In RGB it is 176 red, 224 green and 230 blue; in HSL its hue is 187°, its saturation 52% and its lightness 80%. For print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Teal sits between green and blue, mixing calm with freshness. It is popular with health, tech and travel brands that want to feel modern without being cold.
Text on powder blue
White text on powder blue has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and fails; black text has 14.65:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.43:1
Black text · 14.65:1
Tints and shades of powder blue
Colour palettes with powder blue
Brands with a powder blue logo
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Use powder blue in CSS
.button {
background-color: #B0E0E6;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of teal.