PRU Blue Color
Color Name: | PRU Blue |
Hex Color Code: | #72A0C1 |
RGB Color Code: | RGB(114, 160, 193) |
CMYK Values*: | 40.9%, 17.1%, 0.0%, 24.3% |
Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) Blue, also known as Air Superiority Blue, is a camouflage color used by RAF during WW II.
What color is PRU Blue?
PRU Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for PRU Blue is #72A0C1, and the RGB color code is RGB(114, 160, 193).
In the RGB color model, PRU Blue has a red value of 114, a green value of 160, and a blue value of 193. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 40.9% cyan, 17.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 24.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 205.1° (degrees), 38.9 % saturation, and 60.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PRU Blue has a hue of 205.1° (degrees), 40.9 % saturation and 75.7 % brightness/value.
PRU Blue is cool or warm?
The color PRU Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of PRU Blue?
PRU Blue has an LRV of nearly 33.
By LRV value, it is a medium 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
PRU Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(114, 160, 193) |
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Red | 114 (44.7%) |
Green | 160 (62.7%) |
Blue | 193 (75.7%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 205.06° |
Saturation | 38.92 %. |
Lightness | 60.20 %. |
HWB | H: 205.06° W: 44.71 % B: 24.31 % |
LRV | ~ 32.6 % |
Munsell Color System | 7.7B 6.2/5.1 |
XYZ | X : 29.14 Y : 32.57 Z : 55.2 |
YXY | Y1 : 32.57 X : 0.25 Y2 : 0.28 |
CMY | C : 55.29% M : 37.25% Y : 24.31% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 40.93% |
Magenta | 17.10% |
Yellow | 0.00% |
Key | 24.31% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 205.06° |
Saturation | 40.93 %. |
Brightness / Value | 75.69 %. |
CIE-Lab | L : 63.81 A : -6.88 B : -21.87 |
CIE-Lch | L : 63.81 C : 22.93 H : 252.54 |
CIE-Luv | L : 63.81 U : -22.63 V : -32.64 |
Hunter-Lab | L : 57.07 A : -8.74 B : -17.4 |
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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.
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