Dunn-Edwards Admiral Blue (DE 5887) Paint Color

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Color Name

Admiral Blue (DE 5887)

Hex Color Code

#50647F

RGB Color Code

RGB(80, 100, 127)

CMYK Values*

37.0%, 21.3%, 0.0%, 50.2%

Color Family (Hue)

Blue

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About Admiral Blue (DE 5887) color - its meaning and example

What color is Admiral Blue (DE 5887)?

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Admiral Blue (DE 5887) is #50647F, and the RGB color code is RGB(80, 100, 127).

In the RGB color model, Admiral Blue (DE 5887) has a red value of 80, a green value of 100, and a blue value of 127. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 37.0% cyan, 21.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 50.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 214.5° (degrees), 22.7 % saturation, and 40.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Admiral Blue (DE 5887) has a hue of 214.5° (degrees), 37.0 % saturation and 49.8 % brightness/value.

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) is cool or warm?

The color Admiral Blue (DE 5887) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Admiral Blue (DE 5887)? (For interior and product design)

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) has an LRV of nearly 12.4. 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

Admiral Blue (DE 5887)

LRV 12.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 12.4 of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 12.4 puts Dunn-Edwards Admiral Blue (DE 5887) paint color in the darker category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #50647F

Hex triplet: #50647F
Red: 50
Green: 64
Blue: 7F

RGBA / RGB rgb(80, 100, 127)

Red: 80 (31.4%)
Green: 100 (39.2%)
Blue: 127 (49.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 37.01%
Magenta: 21.26%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 50.20%

HSL hsl(214.47deg, 22.7 %, 40.6 %)

Hue: 214.47°
Saturation: 22.71 %
Lightness: 40.59 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 214.47°
Saturation: 37.01 %
Brightness / Value: 49.80 %

RYB ryb(85, 105, 142)

Red: 85 (33.4%)
Yellow: 105 (41.3%)
Blue: 142 (55.5%)

HWB

Hue: 214.47°
Whiteness: 31.37 %
Blackness: 50.20 %

CMY

Cyan: 68.63%
Magenta: 60.78%
Yellow: 50.20%

XYZ

X: 11.7
Y: 12.35
Z: 21.85

YXY

Y1: 12.35
X: 0.25
Y2: 0.27

CIE-Lab

L: 41.77
A: -0.31
B: -17.48

CIE-Lch

L: 41.77
C: 17.48
H: 268.98

CIE-Luv

L: 41.77
U: -10.66
V: -24.36

Hunter-Lab

L: 35.15
A: -2.1
B: -12.25

Other

LRV: ~ 12.4 %
Munsell Color System: 1.8PB 4.0/3.4

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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 Admiral Blue (DE 5887) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the named colors closest to Admiral Blue (DE 5887) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#435770 Color Midnight Haze

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

#536878 Color Payne's Gray

94.59% match | ΔE 5.41

#536878 Color Dark Electric Blue

94.59% match | ΔE 5.41

#436B95 Color Queen Blue

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

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

Pantone TCX

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Pantone TCX

#516886 Color PANTONE 18-4027 TCX - Moonlight Blue

98.25% match | ΔE 1.75

#546477 Color PANTONE 18-3918 TCX - China Blue

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#536679 Color PANTONE 18-3919 TCX - Bluefin

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#516B84 Color PANTONE 18-4025 TCX - Copen Blue

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

RAL Design

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to RAL Design

#4F5F76 Color RAL 270 40 15 - Pewter Grey

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#465F7E Color RAL 270 40 20 - Parlour Blue

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#4B6176 Color RAL 260 40 15 - Plum Blue

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#4F5E7E Color RAL 280 40 20 - Starry Sky Blue

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

Pantone PMS

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Pantone PMS

#4D5F80 Color PANTONE 2374 C

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#475E76 Color PANTONE 4137 C

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#4E5B73 Color PANTONE 2376 C

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#4C6072 Color PANTONE 4138 C

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

British Standard 4800

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to British Standard 4800

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

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

#4B5966 Color BS 20-D-45 - Maritime

93.14% match | ΔE 6.86

#555F68 Color BS 00-A-09 - Flint Grey

92.41% match | ΔE 7.59

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

92.10% match | ΔE 7.90

RAL Classic

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to RAL Classic

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

92.54% match | ΔE 7.46

Paint similar to Admiral Blue (DE 5887) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the real paint colors closest to Admiral Blue (DE 5887) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Admiral Blue (DE 5887) once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Dunn-Edwards

#50647F Color Admiral Blue (DE 5887)

Paint - Dunn-Edwards

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#52677B Color Periscope (DE 5873)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#445A79 Color Newbury Port (DE 5881)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#576A7D Color Blue Print (DET 575)

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

Sherwin Williams

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Sherwin Williams

#516582 Color Luxe Blue (SW 6537)

99.14% match | ΔE 0.86

#506B84 Color Denim (SW 6523)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#5D6F7F Color Distance (SW 6243)

93.83% match | ΔE 6.17

Valspar

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Valspar

#536984 Color Aurora Borealis (P037)

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#576B80 Color Twinkle, Twinkle (V111-5)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#505A6D Color Dark Night (4003-4C)

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

#576F85 Color Thundering Clouds (4005-4B)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

PPG Paints

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to PPG Paints

#4C6177 Color Blue Fjord (PPG1163-6)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#5B6676 Color Blue Zephyr (PPG1042-6)

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

#4F6997 Color Blue Odyssey (PPG1166-6)

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#3A5F7D Color Chinese Porcelain (PPG1160-6)

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

Behr

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Behr

#476386 Color Mosaic Blue (PPU15-04)

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#4E6173 Color English Channel (PPU14-19)

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

#40607C Color Tidal (M510-6)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#3E5B7D Color Admiral Blue (M520-7)

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

Benjamin Moore

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Benjamin Moore

#4B5A71 Color Kensington Blue (840)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#445772 Color Indi Go-Go (CSP-565)

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#485B6E Color Van Deusen Blue (HC-156)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#586471 Color Andes Summit (CSP-600)

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

Farrow & Ball

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Admiral Blue (DE 5887) to Farrow & Ball

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

89.14% match | ΔE 10.86

#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)

88.51% match | ΔE 11.49

Color Combinations

View more Dunn-Edwards Admiral Blue (DE 5887) - #50647F color palettes and coordinating colors

151A21

293340

3C4B60

50647F

647D9E

8497B1

A3B1C5

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.

507F6B

507C7F

50647F

54507F

6B507F

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.

50647F

7F5064

647F50

Triadic Color Palette

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

50647F

7F507B

7F6B50

507F54

Tetradic Color Palette

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

50647F

61738B

738398

8492A5

96A2B2

A7B1BF

B9C1CB

CAD0D8

DCE0E5

EDEFF2

FFFFFF

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) - #50647F Tints

50647F

485A72

405065

384658

303C4C

28323F

202732

181E26

101419

080A0C

000000

Admiral Blue (DE 5887) - #50647F Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#50647F

Admiral Blue (DE 5887)

#7F6B50

Shadow (Shadow Green)*

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 Dunn-Edwards Admiral Blue (DE 5887) - #50647F?

Color that best contrast with Dunn-Edwards Admiral Blue (DE 5887) - #50647F is #7F6B50, color name is Shadow (Shadow Green)*. 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.