RAL 5004 Black Blue

With an LRV of about 1, RAL 5004 Black Blue absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color. RAL is a physical standard. #1A1E28 is a screen approximation of RAL 5004; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 5004 Black Blue in other brands

• Hempel 37040 Hempel Black Very close ΔE 0.6
• Vulcan Resene Black Close ΔE 3.7
• Black Mamba MyPerfectColor MP25595 Black Similar ΔE 5.3
• Basalt Little Greene Navy Similar ΔE 5.8

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as navy
• Protanopia Reads as black
• Tritanopia Reads as black
• Achromatopsia Reads as black

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Nearby RAL blues

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 5004?

#1A1E28 on screen, RGB 26, 30, 40. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 5004 Black Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -7.4 and a value of 1.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 5004 Black Blue?

Hempel 37040 (37040), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 5004 Black Blue?

≈ 1. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.