RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue

With an LRV of about 3, RAL 5013 Cobalt 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. #223053 is a screen approximation of RAL 5013; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue in other brands

• Royal Sash Dulux Australia S42G9 Dark Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Cloud Burst Resene Navy Very close ΔE 1.0
• Dark Colonial Blue MyPerfectColor MP75 Dark Blue Very close ΔE 1.8
• Bold Benjamin Moore 2064-10 Dark Blue Close ΔE 2.3
• Lavendel 155 Caparol 3D Lavendel 155 Dark Blue Close ΔE 2.5
• Hempel 37220 Hempel Navy Close ΔE 2.8

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as navy
• Protanopia Reads as dark blue
• Tritanopia Reads as dark blue
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns navy
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns navy
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Nearby RAL blues

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 5013?

#223053 on screen, RGB 34, 48, 83. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -23.1 and a value of 6.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue?

Royal Sash (S42G9), at ΔE 1.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue?

≈ 3. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.