PANTONE 3538 C Pantone PMS Color

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Color Name

PANTONE 3538 C

Hex Color Code

#008BCD

RGB Color Code

RGB(0, 139, 205)

CMYK Values*

100.0%, 32.2%, 0.0%, 19.6%

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#008BCD PANTONE 3538 C CMS Pantone PMS - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE 3538 C color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE 3538 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 3538 C is #008BCD, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 139, 205).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 3538 C has a red value of 0, a green value of 139, and a blue value of 205. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 32.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 19.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 199.3° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 40.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 3538 C has a hue of 199.3° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 80.4 % brightness/value.

PANTONE 3538 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 3538 C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of PANTONE 3538 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 3538 C has an LRV of nearly 22.9. 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.

Dark Color

PANTONE 3538 C

LRV 22.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 22.9 of PANTONE 3538 C with dark and light color

Is PANTONE 3538 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 3538 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 3538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #008BCD

Hex triplet: #008BCD
Red: 00
Green: 8B
Blue: CD

RGBA / RGB rgb(0, 139, 205)

Red: 0 (0.0%)
Green: 139 (54.5%)
Blue: 205 (80.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 32.20%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 19.61%

HSL hsl(199.32deg, 100.0 %, 40.2 %)

Hue: 199.32°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 40.20 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 199.32°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 80.39 %

RYB ryb(23, 56, 153)

Red: 23 (8.9%)
Yellow: 56 (21.9%)
Blue: 153 (59.9%)

HWB

Hue: 199.32°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 19.61 %

CMY

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 45.49%
Yellow: 19.61%

XYZ

X: 20.25
Y: 22.87
Z: 61.11

YXY

Y1: 22.87
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.22

CIE-Lab

L: 54.94
A: -7.14
B: -42.66

CIE-Lch

L: 54.94
C: 43.25
H: 260.49

CIE-Luv

L: 54.94
U: -35.46
V: -65.54

Hunter-Lab

L: 47.83
A: -8.11
B: -42.27

Other

LRV: ~ 22.9 %
Munsell Color System: 4.8B 5.3/13.3

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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 3538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 3538 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).

#2887C8 Color Green Blue

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#0892D0 Color Rich Electric Blue

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#0087BD Color Blue (NCS)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#4997D0 Color Celestial Blue

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

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

Pantone PMS

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Pantone PMS

#008BCD Color PANTONE 3538 C

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#008BCE Color PANTONE 2394 C

99.79% match | ΔE 0.21

#0088CE Color PANTONE Medium Blue C

98.61% match | ΔE 1.39

#0090DA Color PANTONE 2193 C

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

Pantone TCX

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Pantone TCX

#0084BD Color PANTONE 17-4336 TCX - Blithe

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#008CC1 Color PANTONE 17-4435 TCX - Malibu Blue

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#0086BB Color PANTONE 17-4433 TCX - Dresden Blue

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#4D91C6 Color PANTONE 17-4139 TCX - Azure Blue

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

RAL Design

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to RAL Design

#007FB9 Color RAL 260 50 40 - Meissen Blue

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#0081B5 Color RAL 250 50 40 - Primal Blue

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#4F98CB Color RAL 260 60 35 - Brilliant Blue

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#2B7CAF Color RAL 260 50 35 - Vermeer Blue

94.00% match | ΔE 6.00

RAL Classic

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to RAL Classic

#0089B6 Color RAL 5012 - Light Blue

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

93.72% match | ΔE 6.28

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#2287B9 Color Adobe Photoshop Blue

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#0096D6 Color HP Blue

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#1295D8 Color UC Blue (University of California)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

Paint similar to PANTONE 3538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 3538 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 3538 C once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to PPG Paints

#1C8AC9 Color Newport Blue (PPG1240-6)

99.29% match | ΔE 0.71

#3D8ED0 Color Magical Merlin (PPG1241-5)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#3C85BE Color King Triton (PPG1242-5)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

#3E8FBC Color Quiet Night (PPG1239-5)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Behr

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Behr

#008BC4 Color Celebration Blue (MQ4-57)

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#4596CF Color Perfect Sky (P510-5)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#4E89BE Color Boat House (P520-5)

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#267EBC Color Brilliant Blue (P510-6)

94.92% match | ΔE 5.08

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Dunn-Edwards

#3D87BB Color Walker Lake (DE 5858)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#3194CE Color Splish Splash (DE 5844)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#4A87CB Color Safe Harbor (DE 5865)

93.83% match | ΔE 6.17

#5588AB Color Blueberry Muffin (DE 5851)

93.74% match | ΔE 6.26

Valspar

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Valspar

#0192CC Color Blue Burst (4008-10B)

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#4491C8 Color Someday (4006-10B)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#498BB8 Color Blueberry Festival (V072-5)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#3780B9 Color Pat-a-Pep (8001-43F)

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Benjamin Moore

#1C94D0 Color Utah Sky (2065-40)

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#3195CA Color Clearest Ocean Blue (2064-40)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#0F97D8 Color Rocky Mountain Sky (2066-40)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#4A93BE Color Sailor's Sea Blue (2063-40)

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Sherwin Williams

#0192C6 Color Dynamic Blue (SW 6958)

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

#017CA7 Color Blue Plate (SW 6796)

92.16% match | ΔE 7.84

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

91.42% match | ΔE 8.58

#6487B0 Color Perfect Periwinkle (SW 9065)

90.90% match | ΔE 9.10

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE 3538 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE 3538 C to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

94.20% match | ΔE 5.80

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

91.21% match | ΔE 8.79

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

85.27% match | ΔE 14.73

#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)

84.11% match | ΔE 15.89

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE 3538 C - #008BCD color palettes and coordinating colors

002334

004667

00689A

008BCD

01ADFF

34BEFF

67CEFF

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.

00CD42

00CDA9

008BCD

0024CD

4200CD

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.

008BCD

CD008B

8BCD00

Triadic Color Palette

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

008BCD

A900CD

CD4200

25CD00

Tetradic Color Palette

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

008BCD

1996D2

33A2D7

4CADDC

66B9E1

7FC5E6

99D0EB

B2DCF0

CCE7F5

E5F3FA

FFFFFF

PANTONE 3538 C - #008BCD Tints

008BCD

007DB8

006FA4

00618F

00537B

004566

003751

00293D

001B29

000D14

000000

PANTONE 3538 C - #008BCD Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#008BCD

PANTONE 3538 C

#CD4200

Sinopia*

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 3538 C - #008BCD?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 3538 C - #008BCD is #CD4200, color name is Sinopia*. 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.