RAL Design

RAL 140 80 15

Cloud Periwinkle

RAL 140 80 15 Cloud Periwinkle occupies hue 140, lightness 80, and a gentle chroma of 15, yielding a soft periwinkle tone that warms light surfaces with delicate floral colour. It is a go-to specification for nursery interiors, bridal boutique walls, and pastel-forward colour schemes in residential design. The high lightness and moderate chroma make it a versatile backdrop that pairs with both warm and cool accent colours.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#9CB8D0
RGBrgb(156, 184, 208)
HSLhsl(208°, 36%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 18%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue140°
Lightness80
Chroma15

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
156
G
184
B
208
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.1:1Fail
Black text
10.2:1Pass

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)73
a* (Green-Red)-4
b* (Blue-Yellow)-15
L* (LCh)73
C* (Chroma)16
h° (Hue)255°

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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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.6:1
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2.1:1
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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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