powder blue

a pale blue diluted with gray.

Origin of powder blue

First recorded in 1700–10

pow·der-blue, adjective

A powder-blue blazer with a patch reading “All-Time All-American” hung in a clear plastic bag from the closet doorknob.

Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life |Paul Hemphill |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was tall with sun-bleached hair and a sweet American boy face, in a powder-blue short-sleeve shirt and navy shorts.

The Summer of the Entenmann's Man |Gael Greene |July 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The girl appeared at the door of the bedroom, wrapping a powder-blue negligee around her.

Get Out of Our Skies! |E. K. Jarvis
"It hasn't got the new sleeves," said Flossie, fondling her powder-blue.

The Divine Fire |May Sinclair

A pair of powder-blue teapots relieved with panels decorated with flowers in "famille verte."

Chats on Oriental China |J. F. Blacker
After this dust the surface with the finest sifted whiting or powder-blue, and polish it with a silk handkerchief or soft cloth.

Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife |Marion Mills Miller
Powder-blue, mix'd with the saffron-water, makes a green; for blue, mix some dry powder-blue with some water.

Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine |William Carew Hazlitt

powder blue