BS 18-C-37 - Blue British Standard 4800 Color

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Color Name

BS 18-C-37 - Blue

Hex Color Code

#486D7C

RGB Color Code

RGB(72, 109, 124)

CMYK Values*

41.9%, 12.1%, 0.0%, 51.4%

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#486D7C BS 18-C-37 - Blue CMS British Standard 4800 - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About BS 18-C-37 - Blue color - its meaning and example

What color is BS 18-C-37 - Blue?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for BS 18-C-37 - Blue is #486D7C, and the RGB color code is RGB(72, 109, 124).

In the RGB color model, BS 18-C-37 - Blue has a red value of 72, a green value of 109, and a blue value of 124. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 41.9% cyan, 12.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 51.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 197.3° (degrees), 26.5 % saturation, and 38.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, BS 18-C-37 - Blue has a hue of 197.3° (degrees), 41.9 % saturation and 48.6 % brightness/value.

BS 18-C-37 - Blue is cool or warm?

The color BS 18-C-37 - Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of BS 18-C-37 - Blue? (For interior and product design)

BS 18-C-37 - Blue has an LRV of nearly 13.8. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

BS 18-C-37 - Blue

LRV 13.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 13.8 of BS 18-C-37 - Blue with dark and light color

Is BS 18-C-37 - Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BS 18-C-37 - Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

BS 18-C-37 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #486D7C

Hex triplet: #486D7C
Red: 48
Green: 6D
Blue: 7C

RGBA / RGB rgb(72, 109, 124)

Red: 72 (28.2%)
Green: 109 (42.7%)
Blue: 124 (48.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 41.94%
Magenta: 12.10%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 51.37%

HSL hsl(197.31deg, 26.5 %, 38.4 %)

Hue: 197.31°
Saturation: 26.53 %
Lightness: 38.43 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 197.31°
Saturation: 41.94 %
Brightness / Value: 48.63 %

RYB ryb(81, 112, 142)

Red: 81 (31.8%)
Yellow: 112 (43.9%)
Blue: 142 (55.5%)

HWB

Hue: 197.31°
Whiteness: 28.24 %
Blackness: 51.37 %

CMY

Cyan: 71.76%
Magenta: 57.25%
Yellow: 51.37%

XYZ

X: 11.78
Y: 13.77
Z: 21.11

YXY

Y1: 13.77
X: 0.25
Y2: 0.3

CIE-Lab

L: 43.9
A: -8.91
B: -12.47

CIE-Lch

L: 43.9
C: 15.33
H: 234.45

CIE-Luv

L: 43.9
U: -17.44
V: -16.16

Hunter-Lab

L: 37.11
A: -8.28
B: -7.75

Other

LRV: ~ 13.8 %
Munsell Color System: 3.2B 4.2/3.2

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to BS 18-C-37 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the named colors closest to BS 18-C-37 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#536872 Color Cadet

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#367588 Color Teal Blue

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#536878 Color Payne's Gray

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

#536878 Color Dark Electric Blue

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to British Standard 4800

#486D7C Color BS 18-C-37 - Blue

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#54697B Color BS 20-C-39 - Blue

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

Pantone PMS

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Pantone PMS

#3F6C7D Color PANTONE 2180 C

98.33% match | ΔE 1.67

#366E82 Color PANTONE 8205 C

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#537386 Color PANTONE 10265 C

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

#43667C Color PANTONE 10266 C

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

Pantone TCX

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Pantone TCX

#436573 Color PANTONE 18-4417 TCX - Tapestry

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#4E6E81 Color PANTONE 18-4320 TCX - Aegean Blue

97.05% match | ΔE 2.95

#47788A Color PANTONE 17-4716 TCX - Storm Blue

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

#4F677A Color PANTONE 18-3923 TCX - Oceanview

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

RAL Design

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to RAL Design

#406374 Color RAL 240 40 15 - Celeste Blue

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#3F626E Color RAL 230 40 15 - Juniper Berry Blue

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

#4A6169 Color RAL 230 40 10 - Cone Green Blue

94.61% match | ΔE 5.39

#436175 Color RAL 250 40 15 - Steel Blue Grey

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

RAL Classic

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to RAL Classic

#21697C Color RAL 5025 - Pearl Gentian Blue

94.40% match | ΔE 5.60

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#225F78 Color RAL 5009 - Azure Blue

93.06% match | ΔE 6.94

#5B686D Color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

92.92% match | ΔE 7.08

Paint similar to BS 18-C-37 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the real paint colors closest to BS 18-C-37 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BS 18-C-37 - Blue once it is on a wall.

Behr

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Behr

#466C7C Color Poseidon (S480-6)

99.43% match | ΔE 0.57

#3B6A7A Color Mammoth Mountain (S460-6)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#4E6975 Color Shipwreck (S470-6)

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#3D6D84 Color Bering Wave (S490-6)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

Dunn-Edwards

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Dunn-Edwards

#4D6A77 Color Before the Storm (DE 5796)

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#527585 Color San Miguel Blue (DET 569)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#3E6F87 Color Crashing Waves (DE 5810)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#546B78 Color Morro Bay (DET 571)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

Valspar

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Valspar

#3D6F82 Color Aristocratic (M336)

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#4E6D7F Color Folk Blue (V107-5)

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#556F77 Color Ol' Blue Eyes (V105-5)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#586C74 Color Flannel Gray (8004-38F)

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

Sherwin Williams

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Sherwin Williams

#416D83 Color Santorini Blue (SW 7607)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#4E7287 Color Inky Blue (SW 9149)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#427584 Color Silken Peacock (SW 9059)

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#3E758A Color Turkish Tile (SW 7610)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

Benjamin Moore

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Benjamin Moore

#3C6C7A Color Coat of Arms (763)

97.13% match | ΔE 2.87

#537284 Color Mozart Blue (1665)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#527687 Color Schooner (AF-520)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#44646D Color Stained Glass (CSP-685)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

PPG Paints

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to PPG Paints

#4A6871 Color Azalea Leaf (PPG1149-6)

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#526771 Color Silent Night (PPG1153-6)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#5B6E74 Color Superstition (PPG1035-6)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#5C707E Color Hatteras Gray (PPG10-10)

94.65% match | ΔE 5.35

Farrow & Ball

BS 18-C-37 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of BS 18-C-37 - Blue to Farrow & Ball

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

92.92% match | ΔE 7.08

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

91.45% match | ΔE 8.55

#427F83 Color Vardo (288)

89.86% match | ΔE 10.14

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

89.60% match | ΔE 10.40

Color Combinations

View more BS 18-C-37 - Blue - #486D7C color palettes and coordinating colors

10181B

23343B

35515C

486D7C

5B899C

79A1B1

99B8C4

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

487C57

487C71

486D7C

48537C

57487C

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

486D7C

7C486D

6D7C48

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

486D7C

71487C

7C5748

537C48

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

486D7C

5A7B89

6C8A96

7E98A3

91A7B0

A3B6BD

B5C4CA

C8D3D7

DAE1E4

ECF0F1

FFFFFF

BS 18-C-37 - Blue - #486D7C Tints

486D7C

40626F

395763

324C56

2B414A

24363E

1C2B31

152025

0E1518

070A0C

000000

BS 18-C-37 - Blue - #486D7C Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#486D7C

BS 18-C-37 - Blue

#7C5748

Coffee*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of BS 18-C-37 - Blue - #486D7C?

Color that best contrast with BS 18-C-37 - Blue - #486D7C is #7C5748, color name is Coffee*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.