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Description and conversion results of color lab (73.5, 1.8, -8.6)

It is a bright grayish blue color having an approximate luminance of 74%. It has a hue value of 228° indicating that this is a cold color.

 

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Cadet Blue (Crayola), Lavender Gray, Silver (Metallic), Light Periwinkle, Wild Blue Yonder, Periwinkle (Crayola), Light Steel Blue, Manatee, Silver Sand and Silver Chalice. A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color lab (73.5, 1.8, -8.6) to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

rgb (176, 180, 196) #b0b4c4 hsl (228.2, 14.5%, 73%) hsv (228.2, 10.2%, 76.9%) lab (73.5, 1.8, -8.6) xyz (44.3, 45.9, 58.8)

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.

   Pantone 4274 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 4281 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 428 UBUY PAINT >>
   RAL 170-2BUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 280 70 10BUY PAINT >>
   RAL 170-MBUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6541BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 9066BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6548BUY PAINT >>

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to lab (73.5, 1.8, -8.6) respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright grayish blue color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.


This color scale contains similar colors to Lavender Gray, Light Periwinkle, Periwinkle (Crayola), Silver Sand, Light Gray, Gainsboro, Platinum, Ghost White, Cultured, White and Snow.


Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright grayish blue color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.


This color scale contains similar colors to Roman Silver, Taupe Gray, Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray, Granite Gray, Black Coral, Davy's Grey, Dim Gray, Onyx, Jet, Gunmetal, Outer Space (Crayola), Eerie Black, Raisin Black, Eigengrau and Smoky Black.


Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright grayish blue color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.


This color scale contains similar colors to Cadet Blue (Crayola), Lavender Gray, Silver (Metallic), Silver Chalice, Gray (X11 Gray), Silver Sand and Silver.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.

In the following tables these color schemes are present.


Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.




This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of azure, blue and violet colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Charcoal, Gunmetal, Cadet Grey, Cadet Blue (Crayola), Independence, Manatee, Dark Liver, Heliotrope Gray and Rose Quartz.


Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.


This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of blue and yellow colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Slate Gray, Roman Silver, Black Olive, Rifle Green, Grullo and Silver Chalice.


Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.



This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of blue, green and red colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Slate Gray, Roman Silver, Kombu Green, Dark Slate Gray, Morning Blue, Ash Gray, Dark Liver (horses), Taupe, Silver Pink and Black Shadows.


Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.




This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of blue, red, yellow and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Slate Gray, Roman Silver, Dark Liver (horses), Rose Ebony, Silver Pink, Black Shadows, Black Olive, Rifle Green, Grullo, Silver Chalice, Dark Slate Gray, Outer Space (Crayola), Morning Blue and Opal.

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