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British Standard Blue (18-C-35) 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 18-C-35 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:#6BA3BA
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:107, 163, 186
RGB Float:0.42, 0.639, 0.729
CMYK Percentage:42, 12, 0, 27
HSL:197,36,57
LAB:64,-12,-18
LRV (?) :32.80%
British Standard Blue (18-C-35) represented in HEX code #6BA3BA
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #509AA9 / AQUA (B25)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #5B9FAD / Fiesta Blue (BS2660-7084)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #78ADC2 / Arctic Blue / Fiesta Blue (BS381C-112)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #6BA3BA / Blue (18-C-35)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #4A96A7 / EXUDE HONEY (5281)
Munsell Color System / #6BA0BD / 2.5pb 6/6
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #79ACC5 / S 2030-B
AMS Standard 595a / #86AFC7 / Admiral blue (25440)
Behr paint / #76A9C1 / Opera Blue (2A45-4)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #6BA5BF / I've Got The Blues (774)
Dulux color palette / #7093AB / BOATHOUSE BLUE
Dulux Trade Paints / #6FA7B9 / Hawaiian blue 5 (50BG 34/218)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #69A4B9 / Pacific Palisade (DE5787)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #72A5BE / Bangor Blue (B-25-5)
Farrow and ball colours / #599EC4 / St Giles Blue (280)
Federal Standard 595c / #85AFC7 / Admiral blue (25440)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #6AA1C1 / Sea Of Atlantis (653)
Isomat color system / #65A3BA / LPC 1904
Kelly Moore paint colors / #68A4BF / Fate (KM5021-2)
Kilz paint colors / #6F9CB5 / Seaside Retreat (RD150-01)
Little Greene paint colors / #74A8C1 / Blue verditer (LG 104)
Matthews Paint Colors / #74AEC7 / Castaway Blue (MP6783)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #78A7C3 / Serene Sea (1158-4)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #6F9DB3 / Bluebird feather (SW 9062)
Tikkurila paint colours / #72A4AC / Mosaic (J367)
Trumatch paint colors / #71A6C2 / Trumatch 31-d4 (31-d4)
Valspar Paint Colors / #77ADC9 / Tidal Basin (5001-7C)
Vista paint colors / #6BA0C0 / Sea of Atlantis (C-652)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #5CA2BF / PANTONE P 117-12 C
Pantone Metallics / #618E9C / PANTONE 8241 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #5C99AF / PANTONE 10275 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #5F9BAF / PANTONE 549 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #6E9DB0 / PANTONE 549 U
RAL Classic / #6998B0 / Pastel blue (RAL 5024)
RAL Design / #6598AF / RAL 240 60 20
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #7CA9BE / S0.20.60
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #5FA2BA / R5.29.55
Tiger Drylac / #7EB0AF / 038/50034