The color is defined as blue in the NCS or Natural Color System. The Natural Color System is a color system based on four unique hues colors red, yellow, green, and blue.
What color is Blue (NCS)?
Blue (NCS) color belongs to the Azure Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Blue (NCS) is #0087BD, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 135, 189).
In the RGB color model, Blue (NCS) has a red value of 0, a green value of 135, and a blue value of 189. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 28.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 197.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 37.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Blue (NCS) has a hue of 197.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.
Blue (NCS) is cool or warm?
The color Blue (NCS) is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Blue (NCS)?
Blue (NCS) has an LRV of nearly 21. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Blue (NCS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(197.14deg, 100.0 %, 37.1 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 197.14°
W: 0.00 %
B: 25.88 %
XYZ
X : 17.85
Y : 21
Z : 51.26
YXY
Y1 : 21
X : 0.2
Y2 : 0.23
CMY
C : 100.00%
M : 47.06%
Y : 25.88%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 52.95
A : -10.88
B : -36.7
CIE-Lch
L : 52.95
C : 38.28
H : 253.49
CIE-Luv
L : 52.95
U : -35.2
V : -55.02
Hunter-Lab
L : 45.83
A : -10.68
B : -34.23
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Blue (NCS)
Here are the colors similar to Blue (NCS) . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Blue (NCS)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Blue (NCS) . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Behr
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PPG Paints
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Dunn-Edwards
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Valspar
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Sherwin Williams
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Benjamin Moore
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Color Combinations
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The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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Blue (NCS) - #0087BD Color Images and Patterns
