Duke Royal Blue School Color
| Color Name: | Duke Royal Blue |
| Hex Color Code: | #00539B |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(0, 83, 155) |
| CMYK Values: | CMYK(100%, 53%, 2%, 16) |
| Pantone: | PMS 287 C |
Duke Royal Blue is the shade of blue in the Duke University color branding palette and has been in use since 2009 for athletics, apparel, and promotional materials. The Pantone color for Duke Royal Blue is 287 U / C, and the Hex color for web design is #00539B. Find more on Duke University branding guidelines and colors here.
What color is Duke Royal Blue?
Duke Royal Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Duke Royal Blue is #00539B, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 83, 155).
In the RGB color model, Duke Royal Blue has a red value of 0, a green value of 83, and a blue value of 155. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 46.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 39.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 207.9° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 30.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Duke Royal Blue has a hue of 207.9° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 60.8 % brightness/value.
Duke Royal Blue is cool or warm?
The color Duke Royal Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Duke Royal Blue?
Duke Royal Blue has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a 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
Duke Royal Blue (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(207.87deg, 100.0 %, 30.4 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 207.87°
W: 0.00 %
B: 39.22 %
XYZ
X : 9.01
Y : 8.55
Z : 32.19
YXY
Y1 : 8.55
X : 0.18
Y2 : 0.17
CMY
C : 100.00%
M : 67.45%
Y : 39.22%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 35.11
A : 7.68
B : -45.11
CIE-Lch
L : 35.11
C : 45.76
H : 279.66
CIE-Luv
L : 35.11
U : -19.96
V : -63.53
Hunter-Lab
L : 29.25
A : 3.81
B : -44.78
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Duke Royal Blue (Other - School)
Here are the colors similar to Duke Royal Blue (Other - School). 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 Classic
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
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Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Duke Royal Blue (Other - School). 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.
Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
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Valspar
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Behr
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Color Combinations
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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.
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.
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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