BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue British Standard 4800 Color

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Color Name

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue

Hex Color Code

#028A82

RGB Color Code

RGB(2, 138, 130)

CMYK Values*

98.6%, 0.0%, 5.8%, 45.9%

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#028A82 BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue CMS British Standard 4800 - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue color - its meaning and example

What color is BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue is #028A82, and the RGB color code is RGB(2, 138, 130).

In the RGB color model, BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue has a red value of 2, a green value of 138, and a blue value of 130. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 98.6% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 5.8% yellow, and 45.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 176.5° (degrees), 97.1 % saturation, and 27.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue has a hue of 176.5° (degrees), 98.6 % saturation and 54.1 % brightness/value.

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue is cool or warm?

The color BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue? (For interior and product design)

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue has an LRV of nearly 19.8. By LRV value, it is a medium 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-E-53 - Cobalt Blue

LRV 19.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 19.8 of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue with dark and light color

Is BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt 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-E-53 - Cobalt Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #028A82

Hex triplet: #028A82
Red: 02
Green: 8A
Blue: 82

RGBA / RGB rgb(2, 138, 130)

Red: 2 (0.8%)
Green: 138 (54.1%)
Blue: 130 (51.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 98.55%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 5.80%
Key: 45.88%

HSL hsl(176.47deg, 97.1 %, 27.5 %)

Hue: 176.47°
Saturation: 97.14 %
Lightness: 27.45 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 176.47°
Saturation: 98.55 %
Brightness / Value: 54.12 %

RYB ryb(57, 128, 163)

Red: 57 (22.5%)
Yellow: 128 (50.3%)
Blue: 163 (64.1%)

HWB

Hue: 176.47°
Whiteness: 0.78 %
Blackness: 45.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 99.22%
Magenta: 45.88%
Yellow: 49.02%

XYZ

X: 13.14
Y: 19.8
Z: 24.25

YXY

Y1: 19.8
X: 0.23
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 51.61
A: -32.88
B: -4.66

CIE-Lch

L: 51.61
C: 33.2
H: 188.06

CIE-Luv

L: 51.61
U: -40.62
V: -1.96

Hunter-Lab

L: 44.5
A: -25.15
B: -1.16

Other

LRV: ~ 19.8 %
Munsell Color System: 3.1BG 5.0/7.7

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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-E-53 - Cobalt Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the named colors closest to BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt 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).

#008B8B Color Dark Cyan

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#008080 Color Teal

95.22% match | ΔE 4.78

#008080 Color Blue Green

95.22% match | ΔE 4.78

#01796F Color Pine Green

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

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

British Standard 4800

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to British Standard 4800

#028A82 Color BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#03978E Color BS 18-E-51 - Mermaid

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#559587 Color BS 18-D-43 - Dresden Blue

92.36% match | ΔE 7.64

RAL Design

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to RAL Design

#008A81 Color RAL 190 50 45 - Clear Turquoise

99.59% match | ΔE 0.41

#008980 Color RAL 190 50 40 - Eyeshadow Turquoise

99.43% match | ΔE 0.57

#00867D Color RAL 190 50 35 - Ornamental Turquoise

98.45% match | ΔE 1.55

#08847C Color RAL 190 50 30 - Egyptian Green

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

Pantone TCX

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Pantone TCX

#108780 Color PANTONE 17-5421 TCX - Porcelain Green

98.85% match | ΔE 1.15

#00847A Color PANTONE 17-5440 TCX - Ocean Floor

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#008684 Color PANTONE 17-5034 TCX - Lapis

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#008583 Color PANTONE 17-5025 TCX - Navigate

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

Pantone PMS

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Pantone PMS

#00857D Color PANTONE 7717 C

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

#008578 Color PANTONE 3282 C

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#259490 Color PANTONE 2461 C

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#1C8073 Color PANTONE 4164 C

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

RAL Classic

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to RAL Classic

#058B8C Color RAL 5018 - Turquoise Blue

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#46877F Color RAL 6033 - Mint Turquoise

95.22% match | ΔE 4.78

Paint similar to BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the real paint colors closest to BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt 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-E-53 - Cobalt Blue once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Benjamin Moore

#008B84 Color Aruba Blue (2048-30)

99.45% match | ΔE 0.55

#008C87 Color Gulf Shores (665)

98.55% match | ΔE 1.45

#2E8B7E Color Geddy Verdigris (CW-550)

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#00898A Color Tropical Teal (734)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

Valspar

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Valspar

#018D82 Color Tropical Hideaway (5007-10C)

98.48% match | ΔE 1.52

#018B7F Color Santorini Seascape (V027-3)

98.41% match | ΔE 1.59

#018380 Color Blue Turquoise (5006-10C)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#018077 Color Later Gator (8001-35G)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

Dunn-Edwards

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Dunn-Edwards

#008A7D Color Go-Go Green (DET 533)

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#20887A Color Palm Springs Splash (DET 536)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#418D84 Color Royal Palm (DE 5726)

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#00968F Color Reef Encounter (DE 5733)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Behr

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Behr

#00877B Color Mystic Turquoise (P450-7)

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#009494 Color Paradise Landscape (P460-6)

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

#00998C Color Plumage (MQ4-19)

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

#2E8689 Color Thai Teal (M460-6)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

Sherwin Williams

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Sherwin Williams

#019187 Color Nifty Turquoise (SW 6941)

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

#3B8C80 Color Thermal Spring (SW 6761)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#368976 Color Ionian (SW 6754)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

#019196 Color Splashy (SW 6942)

94.04% match | ΔE 5.96

PPG Paints

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to PPG Paints

#00908D Color Teal We Meet Again (PPG17-32)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#00938B Color Torrid Turquoise (PPG1232-7)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#45867C Color Carlisle (PPG1141-6)

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#007C75 Color Romantic Isle (PPG1231-7)

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

Farrow & Ball

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue to Farrow & Ball

#427F83 Color Vardo (288)

91.64% match | ΔE 8.36

#3C8266 Color Verdigris Green (W50)

90.74% match | ΔE 9.26

#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)

83.64% match | ΔE 16.36

#3E7F4B Color Danish Lawn (9817)

83.55% match | ΔE 16.45

Color Combinations

View more BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue - #028A82 color palettes and coordinating colors

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012523

015853

028A82

03BCB1

03EFE1

29FCEF

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.

0A8A02

028A3E

028A82

024E8A

020A8A

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.

028A82

82028A

8A8202

Triadic Color Palette

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

028A82

3E028A

8A020A

4E8A02

Tetradic Color Palette

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

028A82

1B958E

34A19B

4DADA7

67B8B4

80C4C0

99D0CD

B3DBD9

CCE7E6

E5F3F2

FFFFFF

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue - #028A82 Tints

028A82

017C75

016E68

01605B

01524E

014541

003734

002927

001B1A

000D0D

000000

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue - #028A82 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#028A82

BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue

#8A020A

Dark Red*

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-E-53 - Cobalt Blue - #028A82?

Color that best contrast with BS 18-E-53 - Cobalt Blue - #028A82 is #8A020A, color name is Dark Red*. 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.