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British Standard Violet (24-E-56) 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 Violet, the code 24-E-56 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:#965579
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:150, 85, 121
RGB Float:0.588, 0.333, 0.475
CMYK Percentage:0, 43, 19, 41
HSL:327,28,46
LAB:45,32,-9
LRV (?) :14.54%
British Standard Violet (24-E-56) represented in HEX code #965579
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #7B4A7B / PURPLE (P12)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #683045 / Regal Red (BS2660-8092)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #6E4A75 / Dark Violet (BS381C-796)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #965579 / Violet (24-E-56)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #895871 / Royale Berry (3328)
Munsell Color System / #884C73 / 2.5rp 4/8
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #A76285 / S 3040-R30B
AMS Standard 595a / #92557F / Misc (37142)
Behr paint / #8C557C / Peru (PPU1-18)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #934F6B / Vintage Claret (1364)
Dulux color palette / #A45D6A / FITZROVIA RED
Dulux Trade Paints / #894F69 / Waterlily blush 1 (30RR 12/281)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #9D5C75 / Rosewine (DE5019)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #914B6B / Berry Glam! (147-7DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #BF7A8F / Rangwali (296)
Federal Standard 595c / #90547F / Purple (37142)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #945B7F / Immortality (1172)
Isomat color system / #9F5C80 / LPC 2495
Kelly Moore paint colors / #884B6F / Fine Burgundy (KM3736-5)
Kilz paint colors / #8D557D / De Janeiro (LH100)
Little Greene paint colors / #A35577 / Mischief (LG 13)
Matthews Paint Colors / #884B77 / Murex Purple (MP3563)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #A5647E / Wild Strawberry (1044-6)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #92576F / Grandeur plum (SW 6565)
Tikkurila paint colours / #954D70 / Wild rose (N338)
Trumatch paint colors / #8C4D74 / Trumatch 44-c7 (44-c7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #8C546D / Plumberry (1004-3A)
Vista paint colors / #91587E / Immortality (C-1171)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #98527A / PANTONE P 82-14 C
Pantone Metallics / #9C5E8B / PANTONE 8082 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #A85F8D / PANTONE 10174 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #984874 / PANTONE 682 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #955074 / PANTONE 235 U
RAL Classic / #96497D / Traffic purple (RAL 4006)
RAL Design / #A16381 / RAL 350 50 30
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #905C79 / Z0.20.40
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #975373 / Z2.32.33
Tiger Drylac / #714772 / 039/30070 Snowmobile Purple