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British Standard Blue (20-E-50) 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 20-E-50 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:#81C6FD
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:129, 198, 253
RGB Float:0.506, 0.776, 0.992
CMYK Percentage:49, 22, 0, 1
HSL:207,97,75
LAB:77,-7,-34
LRV (?) :51.53%
British Standard Blue (20-E-50) represented in HEX code #81C6FD
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #519CC6 / BLUEBELL (B41)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #7F9FAE / Wedgewood Blue (BS2660-7088)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #A7C6EB / Pale Rundel Blue (BS381C-172)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #81C6FD / Blue (20-E-50)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #8EC7E7 / Arctic Blue (4445)
Munsell Color System / #81B8E6 / 5pb 7/8
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #88BFE9 / S 0540-R90B
AMS Standard 595a / #54A2CB / UN flag blue (35250)
Behr paint / #72B5E2 / Electra (P510-4)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #6DBBEB / True Blue (2066-50)
Dulux color palette / #9EB4CB / LIGHT COBALT
Dulux Trade Paints / #6FB9E2 / Azure sky 3 (86BG 43/321)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #99C3F0 / Sail to the Sea (DE5863)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #73AFDA / Nordic Blue (B-7-6)
Farrow and ball colours / #599EC4 / St Giles Blue (280)
Federal Standard 595c / #54A2CA / UN flag blue (35250)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #88BFE7 / Watery Sea (638)
Isomat color system / #74BBE0 / LPC 1964
Kelly Moore paint colors / #72BBE5 / Monet Blue (KM275-M)
Kilz paint colors / #87B0D7 / Blue Hydrangea (RC180-02)
Little Greene paint colors / #73A2C3 / Tivoli (LG 206)
Matthews Paint Colors / #A7B7EC / Pastel Smalt Blue (MP11589)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #6AB4E0 / Xavier Blue (1240-4)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #7FC3E1 / Undercool (SW 6957)
Tikkurila paint colours / #89B0DC / Sky (J356)
Trumatch paint colors / #73B5DF / Trumatch 33-c (33)
Valspar Paint Colors / #6DB9E3 / Sea Frolic (4008-10A)
Vista paint colors / #8EC1E9 / Blue Sky (K-132)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #75C0EB / PANTONE P 112-4 C
Pantone Metallics / #4786A1 / PANTONE 8222 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #5C99AF / PANTONE 10275 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #8DB9E5 / PANTONE 278 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #83C0EB / PANTONE 291 U
RAL Classic / #288FBA / Light blue (RAL 5012)
RAL Design / #6BB3DB / RAL 250 70 30
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #82B5DB / S9.25.65
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #72AFD9 / T0.30.60
Tiger Drylac / #318EB9 / 089/40940