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British Standard Purple (22-C-39) 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-39 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:#5d5c74
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:93, 92, 116
RGB Float:0.365, 0.361, 0.455
CMYK Percentage:20, 21, 0, 55
HSL:240,12,41
LAB:40,6,-14
LRV (?) :11.25%
British Standard Purple (22-C-39) represented in HEX code #5d5c74
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #6E6F90 / WISTERIA (P43)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #554960 / Nightshade (BS2660-0014)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #676F76 / Dark Weatherwork Grey (BS381C-677)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #5D5C74 / Purple (22-C-39)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #565E75 / Thunder (4687)
Munsell Color System / #615C77 / 2.5p 4/4
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #66627F / S 5020-R60B
AMS Standard 595a / #4F5666 / Blue (25051)
Behr paint / #5C5D78 / Twilight Dusk (PMD-44)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #5D5B7D / Darkest Grape (2069-30)
Dulux color palette / #5F708A / DH INDIGO
Dulux Trade Paints / #5C576A / Brooklyn nights 1 / Blackcurrant jam (10RB 10/116)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #63647E / Purple Daze (DE5929)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #625E73 / Pleasing Purple (344-6DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #4D5B6A / Stiffkey Blue (281)
Federal Standard 595c / #4D5464 / Blue (25051)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #65627D / Grapes Of Wrath (1284)
Isomat color system / #615E75 / LPC 2286
Kelly Moore paint colors / #62647C / Blue Potato (KM5652-3)
Kilz paint colors / #5E5871 / Wine Hour (RA290-02)
Little Greene paint colors / #4B6580 / Woad (LG 251)
Matthews Paint Colors / #5F6173 / Diplomat (MP5694)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #544F66 / Magic Spell (1173-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #645E77 / Purple passage (SW 6551)
Tikkurila paint colours / #545A76 / Nocturne (N348)
Trumatch paint colors / #647392 / Trumatch 37-c7 (37-c7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #645D79 / Metropolis Lilac (4001-6C)
Vista paint colors / #65617C / Grapes of Wrath (C-1283)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #60626D / PANTONE P 173-11 C
Pantone Metallics / #4D607F / PANTONE 8481 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #5A6167 / PANTONE 10391 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #51626F / PANTONE 7545 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #69657F / PANTONE 5265 U
RAL Classic / #716B82 / Pearl blackberry (RAL 4012)
RAL Design / #5A5B74 / RAL 290 40 15
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #595567 / W0.10.30
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #5C556A / W2.14.25
Tiger Drylac / #3C4C63 / 089/40930