PANTONE 278 C Pantone PMS Color

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Color Name

PANTONE 278 C

Hex Color Code

#8BB8E8

RGB Color Code

RGB(139, 184, 232)

CMYK Values*

40.1%, 20.7%, 0.0%, 9.0%

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#8BB8E8 PANTONE 278 C CMS Pantone PMS - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE 278 C color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE 278 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 278 C is #8BB8E8, and the RGB color code is RGB(139, 184, 232).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 278 C has a red value of 139, a green value of 184, and a blue value of 232. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 40.1% cyan, 20.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 9.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 211° (degrees), 66.9 % saturation, and 72.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 278 C has a hue of 211° (degrees), 40.1 % saturation and 91.0 % brightness/value.

PANTONE 278 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 278 C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of PANTONE 278 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 278 C has an LRV of nearly 45.6. By LRV value, it is a medium light 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 278 C

LRV 45.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 45.6 of PANTONE 278 C with dark and light color

Is PANTONE 278 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 278 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 278 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #8BB8E8

Hex triplet: #8BB8E8
Red: 8B
Green: B8
Blue: E8

RGBA / RGB rgb(139, 184, 232)

Red: 139 (54.5%)
Green: 184 (72.2%)
Blue: 232 (91.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 40.09%
Magenta: 20.69%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 9.02%

HSL hsl(210.97deg, 66.9 %, 72.7 %)

Hue: 210.97°
Saturation: 66.91 %
Lightness: 72.75 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 210.97°
Saturation: 40.09 %
Brightness / Value: 90.98 %

RYB ryb(17, 24, 68)

Red: 17 (6.8%)
Yellow: 24 (9.2%)
Blue: 68 (26.8%)

HWB

Hue: 210.97°
Whiteness: 54.51 %
Blackness: 9.02 %

CMY

Cyan: 45.49%
Magenta: 27.84%
Yellow: 9.02%

XYZ

X: 42.35
Y: 45.6
Z: 82.91

YXY

Y1: 45.6
X: 0.25
Y2: 0.27

CIE-Lab

L: 73.28
A: -2.94
B: -28.7

CIE-Lch

L: 73.28
C: 28.85
H: 264.16

CIE-Luv

L: 73.28
U: -22.95
V: -45.22

Hunter-Lab

L: 67.52
A: -6.21
B: -25.53

Other

LRV: ~ 45.6 %
Munsell Color System: 1.4PB 7.2/6.4

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 PANTONE 278 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 278 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).

#8AB9F1 Color Jordy Blue

98.76% match | ΔE 1.24

#7CB9E8 Color Aero

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#77B5FE Color French Sky Blue

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#76ABDF Color Ruddy Blue

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

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

Pantone PMS

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Pantone PMS

#8BB8E8 Color PANTONE 278 C

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#8BBEE8 Color PANTONE 2141 C

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#92C1E9 Color PANTONE 283 C

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#7FADE3 Color PANTONE 2142 C

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

Pantone TCX

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Pantone TCX

#96BAE0 Color Pantone 14-4124 TCX - Dutch Canal

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#93B4D7 Color PANTONE 14-4121 TCX - Blue Bell

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#94B2DF Color PANTONE 15-3922 TCX - Open Air

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#93B7D5 Color PANTONE 14-4122 TCX - Airy Blue

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

RAL Design

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to RAL Design

#83B0D6 Color RAL 260 70 25 - Pacific Blue

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

#8CACD6 Color RAL 270 70 25 - Boy Blue

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#8FB0CE Color RAL 260 70 20 - Matte Blue

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#96AED0 Color RAL 270 70 20 - Angel Blue

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

British Standard 4800

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to British Standard 4800

#81C6FD Color BS 20-E-50 - Blue

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

#A9C6E2 Color BS 20-D-41 - Powder Blue

93.64% match | ΔE 6.36

#6CA5D3 Color BS 20-E-51 - Corfu (Purple)

93.52% match | ΔE 6.48

Paint similar to PANTONE 278 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 278 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 278 C once it is on a wall.

Valspar

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Valspar

#8BB5D9 Color Blue Magpie (P072)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#88B0D7 Color Wild Blue Yonder (8001-44D)

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#95BFE1 Color Double Denim (V072-3)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#93B1D6 Color Wings of Pegasus (V073-3)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

Behr

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Behr

#8AB1D6 Color Bluebird (PPU15-12)

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#94BEE1 Color Toile Blue (P520-3)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#83BCE5 Color C'Est La Vie (MQ4-27)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#9BB8E2 Color Honest (P530-3)

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

PPG Paints

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to PPG Paints

#97BEE2 Color Viva La Bleu (PPG1242-3)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#7DAEE1 Color Victoria Blue (PPG1243-4)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#9BC7EA Color Sweet Dreams (PPG1241-3)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#A3BCDB Color Valor (PPG1244-3)

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Benjamin Moore

#92B3E0 Color Summer Blue (2067-50)

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

#8DADD9 Color Aqua Marina (816)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#A3C1E3 Color Swiss Blue (815)

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

#84BBDC Color Blue Marguerite (2063-50)

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Dunn-Edwards

#99C3F0 Color Sail to the Sea (DE 5863)

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#8EC2E7 Color Astral (DE 5856)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#72A7E1 Color Cornflower (DE 5864)

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

#A7C2EB Color Sky High (DE 5891)

94.53% match | ΔE 5.47

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Sherwin Williams

#97B3D0 Color Celestial (SW 6808)

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

#7DB5D3 Color Regale Blue (SW 6801)

93.27% match | ΔE 6.73

#8EA9C2 Color Cosmos (SW 6528)

92.98% match | ΔE 7.02

#7FC3E1 Color Undercool (SW 6957)

91.49% match | ΔE 8.51

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE 278 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE 278 C to Farrow & Ball

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

91.73% match | ΔE 8.27

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

89.68% match | ΔE 10.32

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

87.27% match | ΔE 12.73

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

87.13% match | ΔE 12.87

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE 278 C - #8BB8E8 color palettes and coordinating colors

246BB6

3684D7

609EE0

8BB8E8

B6D2F0

E0ECF9

FFFFFF

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.

8BE8BB

8BE6E8

8BB8E8

8C8BE8

BB8BE8

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.

8BB8E8

E88BB8

B8E88B

Triadic Color Palette

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

8BB8E8

E88BE6

E8BB8B

8BE88D

Tetradic Color Palette

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

8BB8E8

96BFEA

A2C6EC

ADCDEE

B9D4F1

C5DBF3

D0E2F5

DCE9F8

E7F0FA

F3F7FC

FFFFFF

PANTONE 278 C - #8BB8E8 Tints

8BB8E8

7DA5D0

6F93B9

6180A2

536E8B

455C74

37495C

293745

1B242E

0D1217

000000

PANTONE 278 C - #8BB8E8 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#8BB8E8

PANTONE 278 C

#E8BB8B

Pale Gold*

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 278 C - #8BB8E8?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 278 C - #8BB8E8 is #E8BB8B, color name is Pale Gold*. 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.