Powder Blue

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 14.65:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#B0E0E6sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(176, 224, 230)screen channels

HSLhsl(187, 52%, 80%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 10%)approximate process color

Tailwindcyan-100nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.43:1

Black textAAA14.65:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#3B484A

#739094

#B0E0E6

#C9E9ED

#E2F1F3

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#B0E6D1

#B0E0E6

#B0C5E6

Triadic

#B0E0E6

#E6B0E0

#E0E6B0

Complement

#B0E0E6

#E6B6B0

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-powder-blue: #B0E0E6;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-powder-blue);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue210°

Lightness86 L*

Chroma16.2

Luminance0.683