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RAL 5000 Violet blue

Approximate screen values for RAL 5000 Violet blue, in the blue group of the RAL Classic range. RAL colors are physical samples, so treat these numbers as a guide and check an original RAL color fan before ordering paint or coating.

RAL 5000 Violet blue

HEX
≈ #384C70
RGB
≈ 56, 76, 112
CMYK
≈ 50%, 32%, 0%, 56%

Open lists agree

What the open lists say

RAL 5000 in three open lists (not fully independent: ral-colors takes its HEX values from Wikipedia's list). ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference from the value shown on this page; under 3 it is hard to see. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are not on this site.
List≈ HEXΔE
ral-colors (shown)#384C70—
ralative#354D731.1
Bit&Black colorpalette#2F4A712

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 5000 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
7687 C#1D428A6.4
7686 C#1D4F916.4
7685 C#2C56977.0

Text on RAL 5000

White text has a contrast of 8.62:1 and black text 2.43:1 on the screen value of RAL 5000, so white reads better. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; on painted signs, lighting and gloss change the result. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.

Similar RAL colors

  1. RAL 5010 Gentian blue≈ #13447CApproximateΔE 5.85Open lists agree
  2. RAL 5005 Signal blue≈ #154889DistantΔE 6.11Open lists agree
  3. RAL 5001 Green blue≈ #1F4764DistantΔE 6.95Open lists agree
  4. RAL 5003 Sapphire blue≈ #2A3756DistantΔE 7.18Open lists disagree
  5. RAL 5017 Traffic blue≈ #0E518DDistantΔE 7.29Open lists agree
  6. RAL 5009 Azure blue≈ #2E5978DistantΔE 8.02Open lists agree

RAL 5000: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 5000?
About #384C70 on screen (RGB 56, 76, 112), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 5000 Violet blue is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 5000?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 5000, at least one other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 1.1, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 2. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 5000?
On screen, Pantone® 7687 C (ΔE 6.4, so no Pantone® Coated color is close; the difference is clearly visible). Both are approximate values, so compare physical samples.

RAL color values from ral-colors by Ibon Eskudero, Copyright (c) 2022 Ibon Eskudero, MIT License, ralative by Asaf Prihadash, Copyright 2021 Asaf Prihadash, MIT License, and the RAL list in Bit&Black colorpalette by Tobias Köngeter, MIT License; each code page names its list. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are left out.

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