RAL Design

RAL 130 65 10

Soft Haze Blue

RAL 130 65 10 Soft Haze Blue occupies hue 130, lightness 65, and a low chroma of 10, a desaturated cool neutral that hovers between blue and neutral grey. It is a natural fit for Scandinavian-inspired interiors, natural stone colour palettes, and understated residential wall finishes. This soft haze blue brings subtle oceanic coolness to neutral schemes without disrupting their calm, muted character.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#8C9CA8
RGBrgb(140, 156, 168)
HSLhsl(206°, 14%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 34%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue130°
Lightness65
Chroma10

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
140
G
156
B
168
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.8:1Fail
Black text
7.4:1Pass

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)63
a* (Green-Red)-3
b* (Blue-Yellow)-8
L* (LCh)63
C* (Chroma)9
h° (Hue)249°

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 Soft Haze Blue

Palette Generator

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

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.4:1
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2.5:1
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1.8:1

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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