BS 20-E-56 - Blue British Standard 4800 Color

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Color Name

BS 20-E-56 - Blue

Hex Color Code

#266492

RGB Color Code

RGB(38, 100, 146)

CMYK Values*

74.0%, 31.5%, 0.0%, 42.7%

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#266492 BS 20-E-56 - Blue CMS British Standard 4800 - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About BS 20-E-56 - Blue color - its meaning and example

What color is BS 20-E-56 - Blue?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for BS 20-E-56 - Blue is #266492, and the RGB color code is RGB(38, 100, 146).

In the RGB color model, BS 20-E-56 - Blue has a red value of 38, a green value of 100, and a blue value of 146. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 74.0% cyan, 31.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 42.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 205.6° (degrees), 58.7 % saturation, and 36.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, BS 20-E-56 - Blue has a hue of 205.6° (degrees), 74.0 % saturation and 57.3 % brightness/value.

BS 20-E-56 - Blue is cool or warm?

The color BS 20-E-56 - Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of BS 20-E-56 - Blue? (For interior and product design)

BS 20-E-56 - Blue has an LRV of nearly 11.6. 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 20-E-56 - Blue

LRV 11.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 11.6 of BS 20-E-56 - Blue with dark and light color

Is BS 20-E-56 - Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BS 20-E-56 - 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 20-E-56 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #266492

Hex triplet: #266492
Red: 26
Green: 64
Blue: 92

RGBA / RGB rgb(38, 100, 146)

Red: 38 (14.9%)
Green: 100 (39.2%)
Blue: 146 (57.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 73.97%
Magenta: 31.51%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 42.75%

HSL hsl(205.56deg, 58.7 %, 36.1 %)

Hue: 205.56°
Saturation: 58.70 %
Lightness: 36.08 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 205.56°
Saturation: 73.97 %
Brightness / Value: 57.25 %

RYB ryb(70, 102, 166)

Red: 70 (27.6%)
Yellow: 102 (39.9%)
Blue: 166 (65.1%)

HWB

Hue: 205.56°
Whiteness: 14.90 %
Blackness: 42.75 %

CMY

Cyan: 85.10%
Magenta: 60.78%
Yellow: 42.75%

XYZ

X: 10.54
Y: 11.6
Z: 28.88

YXY

Y1: 11.6
X: 0.21
Y2: 0.23

CIE-Lab

L: 40.58
A: -3.61
B: -30.95

CIE-Lch

L: 40.58
C: 31.16
H: 263.35

CIE-Luv

L: 40.58
U: -22.32
V: -43.95

Hunter-Lab

L: 34.06
A: -4.35
B: -26.42

Other

LRV: ~ 11.6 %
Munsell Color System: 0.5PB 3.9/6.9

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 20-E-56 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the named colors closest to BS 20-E-56 - 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).

#0067A5 Color Medium Persian Blue

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#0067A5 Color Sapphire Blue

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#26619C Color Lapis Lazuli

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#006994 Color Sea Blue

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

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

British Standard 4800

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to British Standard 4800

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

93.06% match | ΔE 6.94

Pantone TCX

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Pantone TCX

#30658E Color PANTONE 18-4034 TCX - Vallarta Blue

98.88% match | ΔE 1.12

#266691 Color PANTONE 18-4032 TCX - Deep Water

98.84% match | ΔE 1.16

#0F5F9A Color PANTONE 18-4045 TCX - Daphne

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#0061A3 Color PANTONE 18-4244 TCX - Directoire Blue

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

Pantone PMS

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Pantone PMS

#236192 Color PANTONE 647 C

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#00629B Color PANTONE 3015 C

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#1A658F Color PANTONE 2152 C

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#0067A0 Color PANTONE 641 C

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

RAL Design

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to RAL Design

#00659D Color RAL 260 40 40 - Navy Blue

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#21638B Color RAL 260 40 30 - Copenhagen Blue

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#0066A3 Color RAL 260 40 45 - LED Blue

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#215F96 Color RAL 270 40 35 - Lapis Lazuli Blue

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

RAL Classic

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to RAL Classic

#005B8C Color RAL 5017 - Traffic Blue

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#005E83 Color RAL 5019 - Capri Blue

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#006699 Color Gartner Blue

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

Paint similar to BS 20-E-56 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the real paint colors closest to BS 20-E-56 - 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 20-E-56 - Blue once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to PPG Paints

#286492 Color Starry Night (PPG1161-6)

99.74% match | ΔE 0.26

#00619D Color Rave Regatta (PPG1239-7)

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#326395 Color Teeny Bikini (PPG1162-6)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#1D5C83 Color Animation (PPG1159-6)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

Valspar

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Valspar

#10659F Color Biro Blue (8001-43G)

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#015E98 Color Blueprint (V035-3)

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#265E83 Color Night Fever (P110)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

Behr

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Behr

#1F648D Color Traditional Blue (MQ5-57)

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#0D6798 Color Mondrian Blue (MQ4-58)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#156A9B Color Cosmic Cobalt (P500-7)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

Benjamin Moore

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Benjamin Moore

#0062A0 Color Ol' Blue Eyes (2064-30)

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#1A5E89 Color Blueberry (2063-30)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#0063A6 Color Brilliant Blue (2065-30)

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#1369A7 Color Paddington Blue (791)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

Sherwin Williams

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Sherwin Williams

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#015D87 Color Jay Blue (SW 6797)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

Dunn-Edwards

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Dunn-Edwards

#296A9D Color The Blues (DE 5859)

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#165D95 Color Lapis (DE 5846)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#00608B Color Ink Blotch (DE 5839)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#3F6C8F Color Rainy Lake (DE 5852)

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

Farrow & Ball

BS 20-E-56 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of BS 20-E-56 - Blue to Farrow & Ball

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

90.10% match | ΔE 9.90

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

89.01% match | ΔE 10.99

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

87.70% match | ΔE 12.30

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

86.13% match | ΔE 13.87

Color Combinations

View more BS 20-E-56 - Blue - #266492 color palettes and coordinating colors

061119

112D41

1B486A

266492

3180BA

4D99D1

76B0DB

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.

269254

26928A

266492

262E92

542692

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.

266492

922664

649226

Triadic Color Palette

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

266492

8A2692

925426

2E9226

Tetradic Color Palette

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

266492

3B739C

5183A7

6792B2

7CA2BD

92B1C8

A8C1D3

BDD0DE

D3E0E9

E9EFF4

FFFFFF

BS 20-E-56 - Blue - #266492 Tints

266492

225A83

1E5074

1A4666

163C57

133249

0F273A

0B1E2B

07141D

030A0E

000000

BS 20-E-56 - Blue - #266492 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#266492

BS 20-E-56 - Blue

#925426

Raw Sienna*

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 20-E-56 - Blue - #266492?

Color that best contrast with BS 20-E-56 - Blue - #266492 is #925426, color name is Raw Sienna*. 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.