powder blue

noun

: a pale blue

Examples of powder blue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were yellow longnose butterflyfish, domino damselfish, lemonpeel angelfish, clownfish and powder blue tang. — John Donegan Long Beach Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Just last week, Hailey Bieber was spotted wearing a pretty powder blue V-neck top that immediately went to the top of my wishlist. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Faint Powder Blue One of designer Hannah Oravec’s favorite kitchen cabinet hues is pale powder blue, and her go-to is Woodlawn Blue by Benjamin Moore. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 28 Aug. 2026

The winter palette is filled with saturated blues and jewel tones; the summer palette features powder blues and soft reds. — Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for powder blue

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

powder blue

noun

: a pale blue