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British Standard Steel Blue (BS2660-7087) HEX code

This HEX sample is most commonly catalogued in the British Standard system, with particular affinity to the BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints collection. Practitioners often reference it as the colour named Steel Blue; the reference code BS2660-7087 is frequently used for this British Standard hue. Although HEX / sRGB notation cannot reproduce full spectral behaviour, it remains a reliable screen standard for CIEDE2000 (ΔE00) comparison across tints, shades, standards, and manufacturers.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#C9A8CE | Convert
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:201, 168, 206
RGB Float:0.788, 0.659, 0.808
CMYK Percentage:2, 18, 0, 19
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HSL:292,28,73
LAB:73,19,-15
LRV (?) :45.16%
British Standard Steel Blue (BS2660-7087) represented in HEX code #C9A8CE
Steel Blue by British Standard

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Australian Standard AS2700 / #A093AE / LILAC (P23)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #BEC9CC / Steel Blue (BS2660-7087)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #C9A8CE / Light Violet (BS381C-797)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #B0B3D4 / Violet (22-D-41)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #B3A1BF / Amethyne (4497)
Munsell Color System / #C2A6C7 / 7.5p 7/6
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #CDB3D4 / S 1030-R50B
AMS Standard 595a / #9382B9 / Misc - purple (27160)
Behr paint / #C7AAD1 / Pale Orchid (660B-4)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #CDADCB / Purple Easter Egg (2073-50)
Dulux color palette / #9EB4CB / LIGHT COBALT
Dulux Trade Paints / #BFA6D0 / Lilac spring 2 (40RB 43/233)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #D6B7E2 / Pretty Petunia (DE5989)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #CBAACD / Swizzle Stick (DB133-3)
Farrow and ball colours / #C7A4A6 / Cinder Rose (246)
Federal Standard 595c / #9382B9 / Purple (27160)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #CBA9D0 / Graceful Garden (1184)
Hempel paints / #D0A7CB / 53220
Isomat color system / #B9A3CA / LPC 2364
Kelly Moore paint colors / #C9A5D0 / Renoir (KM179-M)
Kilz paint colors / #CBACD0 / Crush (RA190-01)
Little Greene paint colors / #C8B6C4 / Milk thistle (LG 187)
Matthews Paint Colors / #DAAFD2 / Violet Vamp (MP296)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #CFB1D8 / Sea Lavender (1250-4)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #CAB2D2 / Free spirit (SW 6973)
Tikkurila paint colours / #CAB5D1 / Hyacinth (X342)
Trumatch paint colors / #C9A7CD / Trumatch 41-d (41-d)
Valspar Paint Colors / #D0AAD3 / Plink (4001-10A)
Vista paint colors / #C9A6CD / Graceful Garden (C-1183)
Pantone FHI / #D0ACD0 / Orchid Bouquet (15-3412 TPG)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #CCA7CE / PANTONE P 88-3 C
Pantone Metallics / #907695 / PANTONE 8100 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #AE90A9 / PANTONE 10184 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #C1A4CA / PANTONE 522 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #C19FC5 / PANTONE 7439 U
RAL Classic / #A28C97 / Pastel violet (RAL 4009)
RAL Design / #BDA2C4 / RAL 320 70 20
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #CEA4CB / X7.16.66
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #BEA8CE / W7.14.64
Tiger Drylac / #D1D5E3 / 039/10200 Appliance White