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RAL 5010 Gentian blue

Approximate screen values for RAL 5010 Gentian 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 5010 Gentian blue

HEX
≈ #13447C
RGB
≈ 19, 68, 124
CMYK
≈ 85%, 45%, 0%, 51%

Open lists agree

What the open lists say

RAL 5010 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)#13447C—
ralative#0E294B10
Bit&Black colorpalette#00427F1

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 5010 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
541 C#003C712.8
301 C#004B873.0
7687 C#1D428A3.2

Text on RAL 5010

White text has a contrast of 9.78:1 and black text 2.14:1 on the screen value of RAL 5010, 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 5005 Signal blue≈ #154889GoodΔE 1.97Open lists agree
  2. RAL 5017 Traffic blue≈ #0E518DApproximateΔE 4.74Open lists agree
  3. RAL 5001 Green blue≈ #1F4764ApproximateΔE 5.42Open lists agree
  4. RAL 5000 Violet blue≈ #384C70ApproximateΔE 5.85Open lists agree
  5. RAL 5019 Capri blue≈ #1A5784DistantΔE 7.04Open lists agree
  6. RAL 5002 Ultramarine blue≈ #162E7BDistantΔE 8.30Open lists disagree

RAL 5010: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 5010?
About #13447C on screen (RGB 19, 68, 124), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 5010 Gentian 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 5010?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 5010, at least one other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 10, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 1. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 5010?
On screen, Pantone® 541 C (ΔE 2.8). 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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