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Bracing Blue (SW 6242) Sherwin Williams - Paint Color


Color Name: Bracing Blue (SW 6242)
Hex Color Code: #768B9A
RGB Color Code: RGB(118, 139, 154)
CMYK Values*: 23.4%, 9.7%, 0.0%, 39.6%






What color is Bracing Blue (SW 6242)?

Bracing Blue (SW 6242) color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Bracing Blue (SW 6242) is #768B9A, and the RGB color code is RGB(118, 139, 154).

In the RGB color model, Bracing Blue (SW 6242) has a red value of 118, a green value of 139, and a blue value of 154. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 23.4% cyan, 9.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 39.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 205° (degrees), 15.1 % saturation, and 53.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Bracing Blue (SW 6242) has a hue of 205° (degrees), 23.4 % saturation and 60.4 % brightness/value.

Bracing Blue (SW 6242) is cool or warm?

The color Bracing Blue (SW 6242) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Bracing Blue (SW 6242)?

Bracing Blue (SW 6242) has an LRV of nearly 25. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).





Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


Bracing Blue (SW 6242) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB

RGBA - RGB(118, 139, 154)

Red 118 (46.3%)
Green 139 (54.5%)
Blue 154 (60.4%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

Hue 205°
Saturation 15.13 %.
Lightness 53.33 %.
HWB H: 205°
W: 46.27 %
B: 39.61 %
LRV ~ 24.6 %
Munsell Color System 4B 5.5/2.3
XYZ X : 22.54
Y : 24.65
Z : 34.14
YXY Y1 : 24.65
X : 0.28
Y2 : 0.3
CMY C : 53.73%
M : 45.49%
Y : 39.61%

CMYK

Cyan 23.38%
Magenta 9.74%
Yellow 0.00%
Key 39.61%

HSV/HSB

Hue 205°
Saturation 23.38 %.
Brightness / Value 60.39 %.
CIE-Lab L : 56.73
A : -4.03
B : -10.47
CIE-Lch L : 56.73
C : 11.22
H : 248.94
CIE-Luv L : 56.73
U : -11.52
V : -14.67
Hunter-Lab L : 49.65
A : -5.86
B : -6.02








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Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Bracing Blue (SW 6242) (Paint - Sherwin Williams). 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.


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#768B9A
Bracing Blue (SW 6242)
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Color Combinations


View more Bracing Blue (SW 6242) - #768B9A color palettes and color scheme combinations


Bracing Blue (SW 6242) 768b9a Monochromatic Color Palette
323D44
485762
5E717F
768B9A
93A4B0
B1BDC5
CED6DB
Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Bracing Blue (SW 6242) 768b9a Analogous Color Palette
769A85
769A97
768B9A
76799A
85769A
Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Bracing Blue (SW 6242) 768b9a triadic Color Palette
768B9A
9A768B
8B9A76
Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Bracing Blue (SW 6242) 768b9a tetradic Color Palette
768B9A
97769A
9A8576
799A76
Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

768B9A
8497A4
91A2AE
9FAEB8
ADB9C2
BAC5CC
C8D1D7
D6DCE1
E4E8EB
F1F3F5
FFFFFF
768B9A
6A7D8B
5E6F7B
53616C
47535C
3B464D
2F383E
232A2E
181C1F
0C0E0F
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