RAL Design

RAL 160 60 35

Bright Iris

RAL 160 60 35 Bright Iris is positioned at hue 160, lightness 60, and chroma 35, a vivid high-chroma blue-violet that radiates the electric brilliance of iris petals and clear twilight skies. It is widely used for exhibition graphic panels, creative studio feature walls, and dynamic retail environment features. The elevated lightness combined with high chroma produces a colour that feels both atmospheric and energetically optimistic.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#4870A8
RGBrgb(72, 112, 168)
HSLhsl(215°, 40%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 33%, 0%, 34%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue160°
Lightness60
Chroma35

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
72
G
112
B
168
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
5:1Pass
Black text
4.2:1Fail

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)47
a* (Green-Red)3
b* (Blue-Yellow)-34
L* (LCh)47
C* (Chroma)34
h° (Hue)275°

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 Iris

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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Complementary
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Complementary
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Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.4:1
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1.5:1
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2:1
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1.2:1

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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