#B0E0E6 · Powder Blue

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#B0E0E6 is a light, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Powder Blue and near Glacier and Fog. In OKLCH it has 88% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 206°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #B0E0E6 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology.

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HEX#B0E0E6
RGBrgb(176, 224, 230)
HSLhsl(187, 52%, 80%)
CMYK23, 3, 0, 10
CSS var--powder-blue
Contrast1.43:1 white · 14.65:1 black

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How to use #B0E0E6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B0E0E6 (14.65:1); white text does not (1.43:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B0E0E6 with its analogous neighbors #B1E7D2 and #B1C6E7; for contrast use its complement #E7B8B1 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--powder-blue: #B0E0E6;

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