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RAL 5002 Ultramarine blue

Approximate screen values for RAL 5002 Ultramarine 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 5002 Ultramarine blue

HEX
≈ #162E7B
RGB
≈ 22, 46, 123
CMYK
≈ 82%, 63%, 0%, 52%

Open lists disagree

What the open lists say

RAL 5002 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#2B2C7C3.2
ralative#20214F8.8
Bit&Black colorpalette (shown)#162E7B—

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 5002 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
287 C#0030872.2
288 C#002D722.5
294 C#002F6C3.8

Text on RAL 5002

White text has a contrast of 12.27:1 and black text 1.71:1 on the screen value of RAL 5002, 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 5026 Pearl night blue≈ #102C54DistantΔE 6.77Open lists agree
  2. RAL 5013 Cobalt blue≈ #232D53DistantΔE 7.99Open lists agree
  3. RAL 5022 Night blue≈ #2F2A5ADistantΔE 8.25Open lists agree
  4. RAL 5010 Gentian blue≈ #13447CDistantΔE 8.30Open lists agree
  5. RAL 5003 Sapphire blue≈ #2A3756DistantΔE 8.77Open lists disagree
  6. RAL 5005 Signal blue≈ #154889DistantΔE 9.11Open lists agree

RAL 5002: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 5002?
About #162E7B on screen (RGB 22, 46, 123), from the open Bit&Black colorpalette list. RAL 5002 Ultramarine 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 5002?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 5002, no other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ral-colors differs by ΔE 3.2, ralative differs by ΔE 8.8. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 5002?
On screen, Pantone® 287 C (ΔE 2.2). 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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