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) |
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Red | 75 (29.4%) |
Green | 90 (35.3%) |
Blue | 113 (44.3%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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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 |
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Cyan | 33.63% |
Magenta | 20.35% |
Yellow | 0.00% |
Key | 55.69% |
HSV/HSB |
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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
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