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British Standard Royal Blue (BS381C-106) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with British Standard colors, especially British Standard BS 381C:1996 collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Royal Blue, the code BS381C-106 is also used for refference to this British Standard color. And while HEX (RGB) representation of "real world" colors is not the most accurate choice, we can still use this visual sample as a point of refference for personal research or comparison. The information below should be useful to distinguish common colors between different tints, shades, standards and manufacturers.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#2a283d
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:42, 40, 61
RGB Float:0.165, 0.157, 0.239
CMYK Percentage:31, 34, 0, 76
HSL:243,21,20
LAB:17,6,-13
LRV (?) :2.30%
British Standard Royal Blue (BS381C-106) represented in HEX code #2a283d
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #2A364B / NAVY BLUE (B13)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #333E45 / Blue Grey (BS2660-9098)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #2A283D / Royal Blue (BS381C-106)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #3E3035 / Deep plum / Loganberry (02-C-40)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #384B5A / Blue Marine (4400)
Munsell Color System / #2C2B3B / 10pb 2/2
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #232A3C / S 8010-R70B
AMS Standard 595a / #3B3B49 / Aircraft insignia blue / ANA 605 (35044)
Behr paint / #232C41 / Blue Ebony (8347)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #2F364A / Old Navy (2063-10)
Dulux color palette / #3B343F / DARK AUBERGINE
Dulux Trade Paints / #3B4455 / Duchess blue / Midnight (20 C 40)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #343B4E / Old Mill (DEA185)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #2A3545 / Centennial (1-B-1)
Farrow and ball colours / #50414C / Pelt (254)
Federal Standard 595c / #3A3B49 / Aircraft insignia blue / ANA 608 (35044)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #463C4E / Plum Island (historic-plum-island)
Isomat color system / #433D43 / LPN 2976
Kelly Moore paint colors / #2B3149 / Wild Iris (KMA42-5)
Kilz paint colors / #313048 / Ruling Royalty (TB-50)
Little Greene paint colors / #333A44 / Dock blue (LG 252)
Matthews Paint Colors / #37324E / Blue Polo (MP14112)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #3A405A / Victory Blue (1165-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #2B3441 / Anchors aweigh (SW 9179)
Tikkurila paint colours / #3F405E / Ink (M350)
Trumatch paint colors / #373A6C / Trumatch 38-b7 (38-b7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #3E3B46 / Twilight Purple (4010-2)
Vista paint colors / #443E50 / Royal Treatment (K-48)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #443548 / PANTONE P 87-16 C
Pantone Metallics / #36333E / PANTONE 8603 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #373432 / PANTONE 10399 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #2A2B39 / PANTONE 532 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #3F4965 / PANTONE 282 U
RAL Classic / #394450 / Steel blue (RAL 5011)
RAL Design / #2F2A41 / RAL 300 20 15
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #262E3E / U4.15.10
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #3F434E / U3.15.11
Tiger Drylac / #121720 / 049/42240