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PANTONE 281 U HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with Pantone colors, especially Pantone Solid Uncoated collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate the color coded with PANTONE 281 U in these color swatches. 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:#3c4c76
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:60, 76, 118
RGB Float:0.235, 0.298, 0.463
CMYK Percentage:49, 36, 0, 54
HSL:223,33,35
LAB:33,6,-26
LRV (?) :7.54%
PANTONE 281 U represented in HEX code #3c4c76
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #454374 / BLUEBERRY (P14)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #554960 / Nightshade (BS2660-0014)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #264D7E / Azure Blue (BS381C-104)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #443E62 / Purple (22-E-58)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #394F6C / THUNDER HERO (4226)
Munsell Color System / #344971 / 7.5pb 3/6
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #3C577F / S 5030-R80B
AMS Standard 595a / #3D486D / Blue (25056)
Behr paint / #354A74 / Thunderbolt (RAH-99)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #41476E / Wizard (CC-966)
Dulux color palette / #295078 / DEEP ULTRAMARINE
Dulux Trade Paints / #49547B / Starlit night 1 (70BB 09/241)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #2D517C / Slumber (DE5860)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #30446D / Navy Sateen (DB629-3)
Farrow and ball colours / #636E8F / Pitch Blue (220)
Federal Standard 595c / #3E486F / Blue (25056)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #313D6C / Newport Indigo (historic-newport-indigo)
Isomat color system / #41507A / LPC 2236
Kelly Moore paint colors / #314570 / Legendary Fable (AC44-B)
Kilz paint colors / #314973 / Indigo (RH220)
Little Greene paint colors / #2E4A7D / Smalt (LG 255)
Matthews Paint Colors / #39456D / Impulse (MP10147)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #374874 / Daring Indigo (1166-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #3B496D / Dignified (SW 6538)
Tikkurila paint colours / #3F405E / Ink (M350)
Trumatch paint colors / #415983 / Trumatch 36-c7 (36-c7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #465380 / Classic Royal Blue (4009-8)
Vista paint colors / #30466B / Midnight Interlude (K-1243)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #424F82 / PANTONE P 103-14 C
Pantone Metallics / #3D4363 / PANTONE 8781 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #5E568F / PANTONE 10235 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #293E6B / PANTONE 534 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #3C4C76 / PANTONE 281 U
RAL Classic / #3F4367 / Night blue (RAL 5022)
RAL Design / #33476D / RAL 280 30 25
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #414D74 / V0.25.25
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #334C78 / U7.39.20
Tiger Drylac / #265780 / 039/40010 Royal Blue