RAL Design

RAL 130 55 30

Bright Ocean Blue

RAL 130 55 30 Bright Ocean Blue is positioned at hue 130, lightness 55, and chroma 30, a vibrant mid-tone blue with the fresh appeal of open ocean waters and polished azurite. Designers specify it for aquatic branding elements, exhibition graphic panels, and contemporary furniture finishes. The balanced lightness and strong chroma create a colour that is oceanic, invigorating, and unmistakably fresh.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#2880A8
RGBrgb(40, 128, 168)
HSLhsl(199°, 62%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 24%, 0%, 34%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue130°
Lightness55
Chroma30

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
40
G
128
B
168
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
4.4:1Fail
Black text
4.7:1Pass

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)50
a* (Green-Red)-12
b* (Blue-Yellow)-29
L* (LCh)50
C* (Chroma)31
h° (Hue)247°

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

Build a Palette Around Bright Ocean Blue

Palette Generator

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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1.6:1
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2.9:1
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1.5:1

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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