The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. Penn Blue is the official color of the University of Pennsylvania. Find more on the University of Pennsylvania brand guidelines and colors here.
What color is Penn Blue?
Penn Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Penn Blue is #011F5B, and the RGB color code is RGB(1, 31, 91).
In the RGB color model, Penn Blue has a red value of 1, a green value of 31, and a blue value of 91. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 98.9% cyan, 65.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 64.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 220° (degrees), 97.8 % saturation, and 18.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Penn Blue has a hue of 220° (degrees), 98.9 % saturation and 35.7 % brightness/value.
Penn Blue is cool or warm?
The color Penn Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Penn Blue?
Penn Blue has an LRV of nearly 2. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Penn Blue (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(220deg, 97.8 %, 18.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 220°
W: 0.39 %
B: 64.31 %
XYZ
X : 2.39
Y : 1.74
Z : 10.11
YXY
Y1 : 1.74
X : 0.17
Y2 : 0.12
CMY
C : 99.61%
M : 87.84%
Y : 64.31%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 14.07
A : 16.89
B : -38.71
CIE-Lch
L : 14.07
C : 42.24
H : 293.57
CIE-Luv
L : 14.07
U : -6.46
V : -36.93
Hunter-Lab
L : 13.2
A : 9.24
B : -36.17
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Penn Blue (Other - School)
Here are the colors similar to Penn Blue (Other - School). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Penn Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Penn Blue to Pantone PMS
RAL Design
Penn Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Penn Blue to RAL Design
RAL Classic
Penn Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Penn Blue to RAL Classic
Pantone TCX
Penn Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Penn Blue to Pantone TCX
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Paint similar to Penn Blue (Other - School)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Penn Blue (Other - School). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
Penn Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Penn Blue to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Penn Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Penn Blue to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Penn Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Penn Blue to Sherwin Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Penn Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Penn Blue to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Penn Blue similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Penn Blue to PPG Paints
Behr
Penn Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Penn Blue to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Penn Blue - #011F5B color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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Penn Blue - #011F5B Color Images and Patterns
