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Kensington Blue (840) Benjamin Moore - Paint Color


Color Name: Kensington Blue (840)
Hex Color Code: #4B5A71
RGB Color Code: RGB(75, 90, 113)
CMYK Values*: 33.6%, 20.4%, 0.0%, 55.7%






What color is Kensington Blue (840)?

Kensington Blue (840) color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Kensington Blue (840) is #4B5A71, and the RGB color code is RGB(75, 90, 113).

In the RGB color model, Kensington Blue (840) has a red value of 75, a green value of 90, and a blue value of 113. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 33.6% cyan, 20.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 55.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 216.3° (degrees), 20.2 % saturation, and 36.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Kensington Blue (840) has a hue of 216.3° (degrees), 33.6 % saturation and 44.3 % brightness/value.

Kensington Blue (840) is cool or warm?

The color Kensington Blue (840) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Kensington Blue (840)?

Kensington Blue (840) has an LRV of nearly 10. By LRV value, it is a 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


Kensington Blue (840) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB

RGBA - RGB(75, 90, 113)

Red 75 (29.4%)
Green 90 (35.3%)
Blue 113 (44.3%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

Hue 216.32°
Saturation 20.21 %.
Lightness 36.86 %.
HWB H: 216.32°
W: 29.41 %
B: 55.69 %
LRV ~ 10 %
Munsell Color System 2.3PB 3.6/2.8
XYZ X : 9.54
Y : 10
Z : 17.05
YXY Y1 : 10
X : 0.26
Y2 : 0.27
CMY C : 70.59%
M : 64.71%
Y : 55.69%

CMYK

Cyan 33.63%
Magenta 20.35%
Yellow 0.00%
Key 55.69%

HSV/HSB

Hue 216.32°
Saturation 33.63 %.
Brightness / Value 44.31 %.
CIE-Lab L : 37.84
A : 0.27
B : -14.97
CIE-Lch L : 37.84
C : 14.97
H : 271.04
CIE-Luv L : 37.84
U : -8.24
V : -20.25
Hunter-Lab L : 31.62
A : -1.5
B : -9.83








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Color Combinations


View more Kensington Blue (840) - #4B5A71 color palettes and color scheme combinations


Kensington Blue (840) 4b5a71 Monochromatic Color Palette
0E1115
222934
374252
4B5A71
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7B8CA7
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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.

Kensington Blue (840) 4b5a71 Analogous Color Palette
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4B6D71
4B5A71
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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.

Kensington Blue (840) 4b5a71 triadic Color Palette
4B5A71
714B5A
5A714B
Triadic Color Palette

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

Kensington Blue (840) 4b5a71 tetradic Color Palette
4B5A71
714B6D
71624B
4B714F
Tetradic Color Palette

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

4B5A71
5D6A7F
6F7B8D
818C9C
939CAA
A5ACB8
B7BDC6
C9CED4
DBDEE3
EDEEF1
FFFFFF
4B5A71
445166
3C485A
343F4F
2D3644
262D38
1E242D
161B22
0F1217
07090B
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