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British Standard Purple (22-C-40) 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 Purple, the code 22-C-40 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:#474659
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:71, 70, 89
RGB Float:0.278, 0.275, 0.349
CMYK Percentage:20, 21, 0, 65
HSL:243,12,31
LAB:30,5,-11
LRV (?) :6.24%
British Standard Purple (22-C-40) represented in HEX code #474659
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #2A364B / NAVY BLUE (B13)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #554960 / Nightshade (BS2660-0014)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #424C53 / RAF Blue Grey (BS381C-633)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #474659 / Purple (22-C-40)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #384B5A / Blue Marine (4400)
Munsell Color System / #4A4757 / 2.5p 3/2
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #46495A / S 7010-R70B
AMS Standard 595a / #3B3B49 / Aircraft insignia blue / ANA 605 (35044)
Behr paint / #424358 / Manhattan Blue (MQ5-9)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #4C4B5D / Approaching Storm (CSP-535)
Dulux color palette / #3A4357 / DH OXFORD BLUE (HERITAGE)
Dulux Trade Paints / #3B4455 / Duchess blue / Midnight (20 C 40)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #4D4860 / Violet Shadow (DEA192)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #454251 / Gracious Grape (344-7DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #494248 / Paean Black (294)
Federal Standard 595c / #3A3B49 / Aircraft insignia blue / ANA 608 (35044)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #464152 / Jazlyn (1285)
Isomat color system / #4D4A5D / LPC 2226
Kelly Moore paint colors / #403E4E / Violets Are Blue (KM5653-5)
Kilz paint colors / #41445C / Blue Galaxy (RB100-02)
Little Greene paint colors / #383E46 / Basalt (LG 221)
Matthews Paint Colors / #43455C / South China Sea (MP10505)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #4A4354 / Blackberry (1172-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #4A4653 / Quixotic plum (SW 6265)
Tikkurila paint colours / #45505F / Denim (N429)
Trumatch paint colors / #4A4775 / Trumatch 38-c7 (38-c7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #414450 / Blue Coal (4011-3)
Vista paint colors / #453F50 / Jazlyn (C-1284)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #41434B / PANTONE P 173-15 C
Pantone Metallics / #40485B / PANTONE 8605 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #40464B / PANTONE 10393 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #394A59 / PANTONE 7546 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #464C5A / PANTONE 5395 U
RAL Classic / #394450 / Steel blue (RAL 5011)
RAL Design / #474354 / RAL 300 30 10
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #4B4350 / W7.08.24
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #4E4C60 / V8.15.20
Tiger Drylac / #36475A / 089/41040