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British Standard Blue (20-E-53) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with British Standard colors, especially BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Blue, the code 20-E-53 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:#3876ab
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:56, 118, 171
RGB Float:0.22, 0.463, 0.671
CMYK Percentage:67, 31, 0, 33
HSL:208,51,45
LAB:48,-2,-35
LRV (?) :16.79%
British Standard Blue (20-E-53) represented in HEX code #3876ab
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #3177AA / PERIWINKLE (B51)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #137299 / Pacafic Blue (BS2660-0012)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #3A73A9 / Strong Blue / Pacific Blue (BS381C-107)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #3876AB / Blue (20-E-53)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #4586C2 / Parrot Blue (4202)
Munsell Color System / #296B99 / 5pb 4/8
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #2272A8 / S 3050-R90B
AMS Standard 595a / #316FA2 / Blue (35180)
Behr paint / #3977AB / Peacock Blue (PPH-57)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #3E75AD / Athens Blue (797)
Dulux color palette / #295078 / DEEP ULTRAMARINE
Dulux Trade Paints / #4C79B1 / Royal regatta 3 (39BB 18/351)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #296A9D / The Blues (DE5859)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #367EB8 / Cobalt Blue (B-8-6)
Farrow and ball colours / #6A90B4 / Cook's Blue (237)
Federal Standard 595c / #3775A7 / Blue, 85285 (15180)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #126DA8 / Bowen Blue (historic-bowen-blue)
Isomat color system / #467DB4 / LPC 2053
Kelly Moore paint colors / #3F80BB / Ashton Blue (KM4980-3)
Kilz paint colors / #217AB4 / Aspiration (RH190)
Little Greene paint colors / #275A81 / Mazarine (LG 256)
Matthews Paint Colors / #4183BA / Electrical Blue (MP24100)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #1D78AB / North Sea (1239-6)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #016EA7 / Blue chip (SW 6959)
Tikkurila paint colours / #4060A0 / Ara (M354)
Trumatch paint colors / #4376A5 / Trumatch 35-c4 (35-c4)
Valspar Paint Colors / #3370AC / Peek-A-Boo Blue (4007-10C)
Vista paint colors / #246CA6 / Bowen Blue (C-1376)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #3373A9 / PANTONE P 107-5 C
Pantone Metallics / #2C76A2 / PANTONE 8203 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #4874A6 / PANTONE 10259 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #0072B1 / PANTONE 307 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #0072A6 / PANTONE 307 U
RAL Classic / #075F8F / Signal blue (RAL 5005)
RAL Design / #4278AF / RAL 270 50 35
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #2E72AD / U0.40.40
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #447AAF / U0.40.40
Tiger Drylac / #165D8C / 049/44444 Bengal Blue