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British Standard Purple (22-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 Purple, the code 22-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:#685f96
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:104, 95, 150
RGB Float:0.408, 0.373, 0.588
CMYK Percentage:31, 37, 0, 41
HSL:249,22,48
LAB:43,16,-29
LRV (?) :13.16%
British Standard Purple (22-E-53) represented in HEX code #685f96
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #706492 / JACARANDA (P24)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #554960 / Nightshade (BS2660-0014)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #6E4A75 / Dark Violet (BS381C-796)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #685F96 / Purple (22-E-53)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #786087 / TAALUK (4214)
Munsell Color System / #66598F / 2.5p 4/8
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #645188 / S 4040-R60B
AMS Standard 595a / #9382B9 / Misc - purple (27160)
Behr paint / #6C6198 / Pandora (630B-7)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #6D5A8E / Seduction (1399)
Dulux color palette / #5F708A / DH INDIGO
Dulux Trade Paints / #5C5385 / Deep purple / Pageant (22 D 45)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #665D9E / Mardi Gras (DE5943)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #77669C / Pretty Polly Plum (DB631-2)
Farrow and ball colours / #636E8F / Pitch Blue (220)
Federal Standard 595c / #674772 / International violet (37100)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #7C70AA / Plum Preserve (1256)
Isomat color system / #69578F / LPC 2334
Kelly Moore paint colors / #71639B / A ANDANTE (93)
Kilz paint colors / #796A9D / Mystical Purple (RH260)
Little Greene paint colors / #6F5D9B / Palatine (LG 147)
Matthews Paint Colors / #5E5793 / Scandinavian Blue (MP30493)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #76679E / Reign Over Me (1248-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #665385 / African violet (SW 6982)
Tikkurila paint colours / #4060A0 / Ara (M354)
Trumatch paint colors / #5C5B97 / Trumatch 38-c2 (38-c2)
Valspar Paint Colors / #61619B / Purple Frenzy (4004-10C)
Vista paint colors / #706C9B / Purple Spire (C-1248)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #705C93 / PANTONE P 97-13 C
Pantone Metallics / #676197 / PANTONE 8162 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #6E659B / PANTONE 10230 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #624D7D / PANTONE 668 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #5F5893 / PANTONE 273 U
RAL Classic / #816895 / Pearl violet (RAL 4011)
RAL Design / #5E548D / RAL 300 40 35
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #6C649B / V9.26.39
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #685F98 / W0.33.32
Tiger Drylac / #714772 / 039/30070 Snowmobile Purple