The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 240 C is #C5299B, and the RGB color code is RGB(197, 41, 155).
In the RGB color model, PANTONE 240 C has a red value of 197, a green value of 41, and a blue value of 155. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 79.2% magenta, 21.3% yellow, and 22.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 316.2° (degrees), 65.5 % saturation, and 46.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 240 C has a hue of 316.2° (degrees), 79.2 % saturation and 77.3 % brightness/value.
The color PANTONE 240 C is a warm color.
PANTONE 240 C has an LRV of nearly 15.8. 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.
Compare LRV 15.8 of PANTONE 240 C with dark and light color
Check if the color PANTONE 240 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.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
PANTONE 240 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
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.
These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 240 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).
Pantone PMS
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Pantone TCX
RAL Design
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to RAL Design
These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 240 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 240 C once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to PPG Paints
Behr
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Behr
Farrow & Ball
PANTONE 240 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE 240 C to Farrow & Ball
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.
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.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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.
Color that best contrast with PANTONE 240 C - #C5299B is #29C553, color name is Bice 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.
Complementary or Opposite color for PANTONE 240 C - #C5299B is #29C553, color name is Bice Green*.
