RAL 7031 - Blue Gray RAL Classic Color

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Color Name

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

Hex Color Code

#5B686D

RGB Color Code

RGB(91, 104, 109)

CMYK Values*

16.5%, 4.6%, 0.0%, 57.3%

Color Family (Hue)

Gray

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About RAL 7031 - Blue Gray color - its meaning and example

This page shows color information about RAL 7031- Blue Gray. This color appears in the Gray color family (hues), part of the RAL Classic collection. "RAL 7031 - Blue Gray" color name in other languages - Dutch: Blauwgrijs, German: Blaugrau, French: Gris bleu, Italian: Grigio bluastro, Spanish: Gris azulado.

What color is RAL 7031 - Blue Gray?

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for RAL 7031 - Blue Gray is #5B686D, and the RGB color code is RGB(91, 104, 109).

In the RGB color model, RAL 7031 - Blue Gray has a red value of 91, a green value of 104, and a blue value of 109. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 16.5% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 57.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 196.7° (degrees), 9.0 % saturation, and 39.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, RAL 7031 - Blue Gray has a hue of 196.7° (degrees), 16.5 % saturation and 42.7 % brightness/value.

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray is cool or warm?

The color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray is a cool color.

What is the LRV of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray? (For interior and product design)

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray has an LRV of nearly 13.2. 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

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

LRV 13.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 13.2 of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray with dark and light color

Is RAL 7031 - Blue Gray Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray 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

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray (CMS - RAL Classic) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #5B686D

Hex triplet: #5B686D
Red: 5B
Green: 68
Blue: 6D

RGBA / RGB rgb(91, 104, 109)

Red: 91 (35.7%)
Green: 104 (40.8%)
Blue: 109 (42.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 16.51%
Magenta: 4.59%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 57.25%

HSL hsl(196.67deg, 9.0 %, 39.2 %)

Hue: 196.67°
Saturation: 9.00 %
Lightness: 39.22 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 196.67°
Saturation: 16.51 %
Brightness / Value: 42.75 %

RYB ryb(94, 117, 132)

Red: 94 (36.7%)
Yellow: 117 (45.8%)
Blue: 132 (51.9%)

HWB

Hue: 196.67°
Whiteness: 35.69 %
Blackness: 57.25 %

CMY

Cyan: 64.31%
Magenta: 59.22%
Yellow: 57.25%

XYZ

X: 12.03
Y: 13.23
Z: 16.39

YXY

Y1: 13.23
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 43.11
A: -3.76
B: -4.48

CIE-Lch

L: 43.11
C: 5.85
H: 229.98

CIE-Luv

L: 43.11
U: -7.04
V: -5.46

Hunter-Lab

L: 36.37
A: -4.64
B: -1.25

Other

LRV: ~ 13.2 %
Munsell Color System: 9.4BG 4.1/1.3

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 RAL 7031 - Blue Gray (CMS - RAL Classic)

These are the named colors closest to RAL 7031 - Blue Gray (CMS - RAL Classic), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#536872 Color Cadet

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#536878 Color Payne's Gray

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

#536878 Color Dark Electric Blue

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

#676767 Color Granite Gray

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

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

RAL Classic

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to RAL Classic

#5B686D Color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#575D5E Color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#52595D Color RAL 7011 - Iron Gray

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#6C6E6B Color RAL 7005 - Mouse Gray

93.27% match | ΔE 6.73

Pantone PMS

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Pantone PMS

#5B6770 Color PANTONE 431 C

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#5B6166 Color PANTONE 10391 C

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#576361 Color PANTONE 4194 C

95.53% match | ΔE 4.47

#63666A Color PANTONE Cool Gray 10 C

95.35% match | ΔE 4.65

Pantone TCX

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Pantone TCX

#58646D Color PANTONE 18-4214 TCX - Stormy Weather

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#5F7278 Color PANTONE 18-4011 TCX - Goblin Blue

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#546D70 Color PANTONE 18-4612 TCX - North Atlantic

94.92% match | ΔE 5.08

#5C6D7C Color PANTONE 18-4215 TCX - Blue Mirage

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

RAL Design

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to RAL Design

#535F62 Color RAL 220 40 05 - Limousine Grey Blue

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#555E64 Color RAL 240 40 05 - Blue Anthracite

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#4C606B Color RAL 240 40 10 - Blackthorn Blue

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#4A6169 Color RAL 230 40 10 - Cone Green Blue

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

British Standard 4800

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to British Standard 4800

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

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

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

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

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

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

Paint similar to RAL 7031 - Blue Gray (CMS - RAL Classic)

These are the real paint colors closest to RAL 7031 - Blue Gray (CMS - RAL Classic) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from RAL 7031 - Blue Gray once it is on a wall.

Behr

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Behr

#59676B Color Whale Gray (N470-6)

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#59636A Color Calligraphy (N490-6)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#536770 Color Rush Hour (MQ5-25)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#5F6E77 Color Nypd (N480-6)

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

Dunn-Edwards

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Dunn-Edwards

#5B686F Color Made of Steel (DET 593)

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

#62696B Color Equinox (DET 616)

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#586E75 Color Moody Blues (DET 590)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#53626E Color Outer Space (DE 5824)

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

Valspar

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Valspar

#59686C Color Relaxed Navy (5001-2B)

98.80% match | ΔE 1.20

#586C74 Color Flannel Gray (8004-38F)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#5C6C76 Color In the Deep Blue Sea (8004-40F)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#596C77 Color Passageway (V137-6)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

PPG Paints

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to PPG Paints

#5E686D Color Lava Gray (PPG1038-6)

98.65% match | ΔE 1.35

#5B6E74 Color Superstition (PPG1035-6)

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#526771 Color Silent Night (PPG1153-6)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#535E63 Color Mysterious (PPG1037-6)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

Benjamin Moore

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Benjamin Moore

#55656B Color Nocturnal Gray (2135-30)

98.27% match | ΔE 1.73

#5A656C Color Powell Gray (CW-665)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#607077 Color Blue Spruce (1637)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#4E646F Color Spellbound (1659)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

Sherwin Williams

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Sherwin Williams

#596368 Color Grays Harbor (SW 6236)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#606E74 Color Slate Tile (SW 7624)

97.70% match | ΔE 2.30

#546670 Color Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#536872 Color Waterloo (SW 9141)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

Farrow & Ball

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of RAL 7031 - Blue Gray to Farrow & Ball

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#606565 Color Down Pipe (26)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#636F68 Color Douter (318)

92.85% match | ΔE 7.15

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

92.81% match | ΔE 7.19

Color Combinations

View more RAL 7031 - Blue Gray - #5B686D color palettes and coordinating colors

15181A

2D3335

444D51

5B686D

728389

8E9BA0

A9B4B8

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.

5B6D60

5B6D69

5B686D

5B5F6D

605B6D

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.

5B686D

6D5B68

686D5B

Triadic Color Palette

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

5B686D

695B6D

6D605B

5F6D5B

Tetradic Color Palette

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

5B686D

6B777B

7B868A

8C9598

9CA4A7

ADB3B6

BDC2C4

CDD1D3

DEE0E1

EEEFF0

FFFFFF

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray - #5B686D Tints

5B686D

515D62

485357

3F484C

363E41

2D3436

24292B

1B1F20

121415

090A0A

000000

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray - #5B686D Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#5B686D

RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

#6D605B

Wenge*

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 RAL 7031 - Blue Gray - #5B686D?

Color that best contrast with RAL 7031 - Blue Gray - #5B686D is #6D605B, color name is Wenge*. 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.