PANTONE 2181 C Pantone PMS Color

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Color Name

PANTONE 2181 C

Hex Color Code

#2A5B6C

RGB Color Code

RGB(42, 91, 108)

CMYK Values*

61.1%, 15.7%, 0.0%, 57.6%

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#2A5B6C PANTONE 2181 C CMS Pantone PMS - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE 2181 C color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE 2181 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 2181 C is #2A5B6C, and the RGB color code is RGB(42, 91, 108).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 2181 C has a red value of 42, a green value of 91, and a blue value of 108. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 61.1% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 57.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 195.5° (degrees), 44.0 % saturation, and 29.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 2181 C has a hue of 195.5° (degrees), 61.1 % saturation and 42.4 % brightness/value.

PANTONE 2181 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 2181 C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of PANTONE 2181 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 2181 C has an LRV of nearly 9.1. 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

PANTONE 2181 C

LRV 9.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 9.1 of PANTONE 2181 C with dark and light color

Is PANTONE 2181 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 2181 C 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

PANTONE 2181 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #2A5B6C

Hex triplet: #2A5B6C
Red: 2A
Green: 5B
Blue: 6C

RGBA / RGB rgb(42, 91, 108)

Red: 42 (16.5%)
Green: 91 (35.7%)
Blue: 108 (42.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 61.11%
Magenta: 15.74%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 57.65%

HSL hsl(195.45deg, 44.0 %, 29.4 %)

Hue: 195.45°
Saturation: 44.00 %
Lightness: 29.41 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 195.45°
Saturation: 61.11 %
Brightness / Value: 42.35 %

RYB ryb(98, 133, 170)

Red: 98 (38.5%)
Yellow: 133 (52.2%)
Blue: 170 (66.8%)

HWB

Hue: 195.45°
Whiteness: 16.47 %
Blackness: 57.65 %

CMY

Cyan: 83.53%
Magenta: 64.31%
Yellow: 57.65%

XYZ

X: 7.4
Y: 9.06
Z: 15.55

YXY

Y1: 9.06
X: 0.23
Y2: 0.28

CIE-Lab

L: 36.09
A: -11.02
B: -14.71

CIE-Lch

L: 36.09
C: 18.38
H: 233.18

CIE-Luv

L: 36.09
U: -19.66
V: -18.34

Hunter-Lab

L: 30.1
A: -8.76
B: -9.56

Other

LRV: ~ 9.1 %
Munsell Color System: 2.6B 3.5/3.8

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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 PANTONE 2181 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 2181 C (CMS - Pantone PMS), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#264B56 Color Teal Green

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

#004958 Color Peacock Blue

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

#004953 Color Midnight Green

92.01% match | ΔE 7.99

#536872 Color Cadet

91.64% match | ΔE 8.36

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

Pantone PMS

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Pantone PMS

#2E5665 Color PANTONE 2215 C

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#244C5A Color PANTONE 7477 C

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#2E4E5D Color PANTONE 8504 C

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

#2E4D58 Color PANTONE 2216 C

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

Pantone TCX

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Pantone TCX

#1C5366 Color PANTONE 19-4526 TCX - Blue Coral

97.08% match | ΔE 2.92

#0B5369 Color PANTONE® 19-4234 TCX - Ink Blue

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

#005366 Color PANTONE 19-4540 TCX - Deep Lagoon

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#33565E Color PANTONE 19-4820 TCX - Balsam

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

RAL Classic

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to RAL Classic

#225F78 Color RAL 5009 - Azure Blue

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#21697C Color RAL 5025 - Pearl Gentian Blue

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#0F4C64 Color RAL 5001 - Green Blue

94.11% match | ΔE 5.89

#005E83 Color RAL 5019 - Capri Blue

93.27% match | ΔE 6.73

RAL Design

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to RAL Design

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

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#406374 Color RAL 240 40 15 - Celeste Blue

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#004F63 Color RAL 230 30 25 - Thunderstorm Blue

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#005160 Color RAL 220 30 30 - Sandalwood Grey Blue

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

British Standard 4800

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to British Standard 4800

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

92.85% match | ΔE 7.15

Paint similar to PANTONE 2181 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 2181 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from PANTONE 2181 C once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Sherwin Williams

#175A6C Color Connor's Lakefront (SW 9060)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#2E5464 Color Marea Baja (SW 9185)

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#015D75 Color Bosporus (SW 6503)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#015A6B Color Oceanside (SW 6496)

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Dunn-Edwards

#336172 Color Atlantis (DE 5790)

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

#20576E Color Navy Teal (DE 5832)

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#0E6071 Color Nocturnal Sea (DE 5783)

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#36576A Color Summer Night (DE 5811)

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

Behr

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Behr

#386171 Color Bermudan Blue (PPU13-18)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#395865 Color Deep Breath (S460-7)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#035E7B Color Blue Edge (MQ5-62)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#365360 Color Opera Glasses (MQ5-24)

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

PPG Paints

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to PPG Paints

#2D5360 Color Blue Bayberry (PPG1149-7)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#04627A Color Jamaican Dream (PPG1151-7)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#295266 Color Plymouth Blue (PPG13-27)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#2D5367 Color Regatta Bay (PPG1154-7)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Benjamin Moore

#18546A Color Slate Teal (2058-20)

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#1F5763 Color Galápagos Turquoise (2057-20)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#44646D Color Stained Glass (CSP-685)

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

#3D5459 Color Everard Blue (CW-575)

93.57% match | ΔE 6.43

Valspar

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Valspar

#015063 Color Ocean Radiance (V068-6)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#014F63 Color Brave New Teal (M209)

95.22% match | ΔE 4.78

#015068 Color Gulf Coast (V069-6)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#015261 Color Deep Sea Dive (M306)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE 2181 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE 2181 C to Farrow & Ball

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

91.59% match | ΔE 8.41

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

90.98% match | ΔE 9.02

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

89.52% match | ΔE 10.48

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

87.37% match | ΔE 12.63

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE 2181 C - #2A5B6C color palettes and coordinating colors

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0D1D23

1C3C47

2A5B6C

387A91

4799B5

6AAEC5

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.

2A6C3B

2A6C5C

2A5B6C

2A3A6C

3B2A6C

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.

2A5B6C

6C2A5B

5B6C2A

Triadic Color Palette

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

2A5B6C

5C2A6C

6C3B2A

3A6C2A

Tetradic Color Palette

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

2A5B6C

3F6B7A

547B89

698C98

7F9CA6

94ADB5

A9BDC4

BFCDD2

D4DEE1

E9EEF0

FFFFFF

PANTONE 2181 C - #2A5B6C Tints

2A5B6C

255161

214856

1D3F4B

193640

152D36

10242B

0C1B20

081215

04090A

000000

PANTONE 2181 C - #2A5B6C Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#2A5B6C

PANTONE 2181 C

#6C3B2A

Cappuccino*

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 PANTONE 2181 C - #2A5B6C?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 2181 C - #2A5B6C is #6C3B2A, color name is Cappuccino*. 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.