RAL Design

RAL 120 30 40

Rich Cerulean

RAL 120 30 40 Rich Cerulean is positioned at hue 120, lightness 30, and chroma 40, a deep saturated cyan that evokes the concentrated pigment of cerulean blue and deep glacial meltwater. It is specified for luxury marine accent elements, aquarium feature wall finishes, and premium automotive detail coatings. The strong chroma at low lightness produces a colour of concentrated oceanic intensity and mineral depth.

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Color Reference

Hex#004858
RGBrgb(0, 72, 88)
HSLhsl(191°, 100%, 17%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 18%, 0%, 65%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue120°
Lightness30
Chroma40

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
0
G
72
B
88
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
10.2:1Pass
Black text
2.1:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)28
a* (Green-Red)-13
b* (Blue-Yellow)-15
L* (LCh)28
C* (Chroma)20
h° (Hue)229°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.8:1
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2.5:1
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1.3:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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