YInMn Blue Color
| Color Name: | YInMn Blue |
| Hex Color Code: | #306AC0 |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(48, 106, 192) |
| CMYK Values*: | 75.0%, 44.8%, 0.0%, 24.7% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Blue |
YInMn Blue (for yttrium, indium, and manganese), also known as Oregon Blue or Mas Blue, is an inorganic blue pigment discovered accidentally by Professor Mas Subramanian and his then-graduate student Andrew E. Smith at Oregon State University in 2009. It is the first inorganic blue pigment discovered in 200 years since cobalt blue was identified in 1802.
What color is YInMn Blue?
YInMn Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for YInMn Blue is #306AC0, and the RGB color code is RGB(48, 106, 192).
In the RGB color model, YInMn Blue has a red value of 48, a green value of 106, and a blue value of 192. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 75.0% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 24.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 215.8° (degrees), 60.0 % saturation, and 47.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, YInMn Blue has a hue of 215.8° (degrees), 75.0 % saturation and 75.3 % brightness/value.
YInMn Blue is cool or warm?
The color YInMn Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of YInMn Blue?
YInMn Blue has an LRV of nearly 15. By LRV value, it is a 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
YInMn Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(48, 106, 192)
Red
48 (18.8%)
Green
106 (41.6%)
Blue
192 (75.3%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
75.00%
Magenta
44.79%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
24.71%
HSL
HSL(215.83deg, 60.0 %, 47.1 %)
Hue
215.83°
Saturation
60.00 %.
Lightness
47.06 %.
RYB
RYB(43, 60, 155)
Red
43 (17.0%)
Yellow
60 (23.3%)
Blue
155 (60.7%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
215.83°
Saturation
75.00 %.
Brightness / Value
75.29 %.
HWB
H: 215.83°
W: 18.82 %
B: 24.71 %
XYZ
X : 15.89
Y : 14.74
Z : 51.88
YXY
Y1 : 14.74
X : 0.19
Y2 : 0.18
CMY
C : 81.18%
M : 58.43%
Y : 24.71%
LRV
~ 14.7 %
Munsell Color System
2.5PB 4.4/13.5
CIE-Lab
L : 45.28
A : 11.29
B : -50.55
CIE-Lch
L : 45.28
C : 51.8
H : 282.59
CIE-Luv
L : 45.28
U : -21.19
V : -76.77
Hunter-Lab
L : 38.4
A : 6.67
B : -53.23
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Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Classic
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Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to YInMn Blue . 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.
Dunn-Edwards
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Color Combinations
View more YInMn Blue - #306AC0 color palettes and coordinating colors
112646
1C3D6E
265397
306AC0
5085D3
79A1DD
A1BEE8
Monochromatic Color Palette
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.
30C086
30B2C0
306AC0
3E30C0
8630C0
Analogous Color Palette
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.
306AC0
C0306A
6AC030
Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
306AC0
C030B2
C08630
30C03E
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
306AC0
4579C6
5988CD
6E97D3
83A6D9
98B4E0
ACC3E6
C1D2EC
D6E1F2
EAF0F9
FFFFFF
306AC0
2B5FAD
26559A
224A86
1D4073
183560
132A4D
0E203A
0A1526
050B13
000000
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