Norwegian Blue (N470-5) Behr - Paint Color
Color Name: | Norwegian Blue (N470-5) |
Hex Color Code: | #78888E |
RGB Color Code: | RGB(120, 136, 142) |
CMYK Values *: | 15.5%, 4.2%, 0.0%, 44.3% |

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What color is Norwegian Blue (N470-5)?
Norwegian Blue (N470-5) color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Norwegian Blue (N470-5) is #78888E, and the RGB color code is RGB(120, 136, 142).
In the RGB color model, Norwegian Blue (N470-5) has a red value of 120, a green value of 136, and a blue value of 142. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 15.5% cyan, 4.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 44.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 196.4° (degrees), 8.9 % saturation, and 51.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Norwegian Blue (N470-5) has a hue of 196.4° (degrees), 15.5 % saturation and 55.7 % brightness/value.
What’s the LRV of Norwegian Blue (N470-5)?
Norwegian Blue (N470-5) has an LRV of nearly 24.
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).
Norwegian Blue (N470-5) is cool or warm?
Norwegian Blue (N470-5) is a cool color.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Norwegian Blue (N470-5) (Paint - Behr) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(120, 136, 142) |
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Red | 120 (47.1%) |
Green | 136 (53.3%) |
Blue | 142 (55.7%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 196.36° |
Saturation | 8.87 %. |
Lightness | 51.37 %. |
HWB | H: 196.36° W: 47.06 % B: 44.31 % |
LRV | ~ 23.6 % |
Munsell Color System | 8.7BG 5.4/1.5 |
XYZ | X : 21.43 Y : 23.55 Z : 29.01 |
YXY | Y1 : 23.55 X : 0.29 Y2 : 0.32 |
CMY | C : 52.94% M : 46.67% Y : 44.31% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 15.49% |
Magenta | 4.23% |
Yellow | 0.00% |
Key | 44.31% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 196.36° |
Saturation | 15.49 %. |
Brightness / Value | 55.69 %. |
CIE-Lab | L : 55.64 A : -4.46 B : -5.18 |
CIE-Lch | L : 55.64 C : 6.83 H : 229.27 |
CIE-Luv | L : 55.64 U : -8.81 V : -6.7 |
Hunter-Lab | L : 48.53 A : -6.11 B : -1.46 |
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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.