Powder Blue is the CSS named color #B0E0E6 — rgb(176, 224, 230), hsl(187, 52%, 80%). Its relative luminance is 0.683, giving 1.43:1 against white and 14.65:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #B0E0E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 224, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 52%, 80%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.6825 |
| Contrast on white | 1.43:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 14.65:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing powderblue toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
powderblue is #B0E0E6, which is rgb(176, 224, 230) and hsl(187, 52%, 80%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Powder Blue has a relative luminance of 0.683 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.43:1; against black, 14.65:1.
powderblue reaches 14.65:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.