RAL Design System

RAL 240 50 30 Summer Blue

#1880A1

RGB 24, 128, 161 · HSL 194°, 74%, 36% · CMYK 85, 20, 0, 37

RAL 240 50 30 Summer Blue is #1880A1 in HEX, rgb(24, 128, 161), cmyk(85%, 20%, 0%, 37%).

RAL 240 50 30, Summer Blue, is a cool color from the RAL Design System — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #1880A1, or rgb(24, 128, 161). It's commonly specified for architecture, interiors and product design where a wide, fine-graded palette is needed. Below are its exact color codes (HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL), the nearest real interior paints across 16 brands so you can match it on a wall, and similar RAL shades.

HEX → RAL converter
HEX#1880A1
RGB24, 128, 161
HSL194°, 74%, 36%
HSV194°, 85%, 63%
CMYK85, 20, 0, 37
Decimal1605793
CSS RGBrgb(24, 128, 161)
CSS HSLhsl(194, 74%, 36%)

Dulux

Bahama BlueS33G6

ΔE 1.6 · #0081A2

Kilz

Blue SplashRD250-02

ΔE 2.5 · #2A7FA1

Valspar

Wishing Well5002-10C

ΔE 2.7 · #0A85A9

Behr

Tibetan TurquoiseMQ4-53

ΔE 3.2 · #0086AA

Sherwin-Williams

Blue MosqueSW6789

ΔE 3.4 · #01819E

PPG

Blue Paisley1238-6

ΔE 3.5 · #2282A8

Benjamin Moore

Americana770

ΔE 4 · #017695

Dunn-Edwards

Mediterranean SeaDE5830

ΔE 5 · #1E8CAB

Vista Paint

Puerto MioK-185

ΔE 5.4 · #0089A6

Hallman-Lindsay

Peninsula654

ΔE 6.5 · #37799C

Kobra

Blue29

ΔE 10.6 · #1882B4

Farrow & Ball

St Giles Blue280

ΔE 13.4 · #599EC4

RAL

Water Blue5021

ΔE 13.5 · #256D7B

IKEA

IKEA118118

ΔE 14 · #317983

Colorhouse

Dream .06Dream-06

ΔE 14.9 · #0E707B

Dutch Boy

Ocean BlueD-6743

ΔE 19.4 · #4C6A74

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

18/100

Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Soaks up light and feels moody and intimate. Great for studies, dining rooms and accent walls; pair with ample lighting.

Undertone

TemperatureCool MasstoneTeal UndertoneGreen

Reads as a cool teal with a green undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.

Complementary

#1880A1
#A03818

Analogous

#18A07C
#1880A1
#183CA0

Triadic

#1880A1
#A01880
#80A018

Monochromatic

#04151B
#0E4B5D
#1880A1
#26B3DF
#68CBE8

Shades and tints of Summer Blue run from a pale tint down to a deep shade — same hue and saturation, lightness stepped. Each rung below shows its exact HEX code; tap any to copy it.

Tint #E4F6FB
Tint #A4DFF1
Tint #64C9E8
Tint #23B3DE
Base #1880A1
Shade #146B85
Shade #10556A
Shade #0C4050
Shade #082B35

Lighter

#20AED9
#5FBEDB
#A8D6E3

Darker

#106883
#09485C
#042B36

Saturation

#476770
#1880A0
#0C86AC

Best Rooms

bedrooms, bathrooms, home offices

Best Uses

main walls, ceilings, trim, cabinetry

Pairs With

warm white trim, oak or walnut, brass or matte black hardware

Aa

vs White

4.52:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

4.64:1

AA

Deuteranopia

#1880A1
#5C6FA2

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#1880A1
#76769D

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#1880A1
#0D857F

Original → Simulated

Focused · Cooling

Summer Blue lowers the temperature of a room — useful in south-facing rooms that overheat visually, and in home offices where you want a clear head. Pair with warm wood and brass to keep it from reading clinical.

SymbolismTrust, depth, stability
PersonalityClear-headed, dependable, contemplative
focustrustcalmofficebedroomdepth
#518D94

Warm Bulb 2700K

Incandescent / soft white LED — pulls colour toward yellow/amber.

#1880A1

Daylight 5500K

Midday natural light or daylight-spec LED — closest to the paint chip.

#3F92B8

Cool Bulb 6500K

Cool white LED / overcast daylight — pulls colour toward blue.

#E8ECED

Trim

Matched off-white

Same hue at 92% lightness — trim reads coordinated, not stark.

#F7F8F8

Ceiling

Whisper tint

Near-white with a hint of the hero's undertone — ceiling feels intentional.

#7F341D

Accent

Complementary punch

Hue +180°, slightly muted for paint vs. screen — use on a door, frame, or single piece.

#574738

Floor

Walnut neutral

Warm mid-brown grounds the scheme regardless of hero hue.

Brand · Product Line

Benjamin Moore / Regal Select Interior

Recommended Finishes

Eggshell (walls) · Pearl (trim) · Matte (ceiling)

Eggshell hides imperfections on main walls while keeping the color rich; pearl on trim adds subtle sheen and easier cleaning; flat matte on ceilings prevents glare.

Best Surfaces

Primary walls · Cabinetry · Doors · Mouldings

Coverage & Dry Time

Typical coverage 350-400 sq ft per gallon over a primed surface.

Touch-dry in ~1 hour. Recoat after 4 hours. Full cure 7-14 days.

Primer

Standard primer is adequate.

Application Tip

Use a 9" microfiber roller on walls and a 2.5" angled sash brush for trim cuts. Two coats minimum for even depth.

You'll need

4.0 litres

1.06 US gallons · room for one touch-up coat. Buy slightly more to ensure single-batch match.

CSS — color
color: #1880A1;
CSS — background
background-color: #1880A1;
CSS Variable
--color-summer-blue: #1880A1;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'summer-blue': '#1880A1' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#1880A1] text-[#1880A1]
SCSS
$summer-blue: #1880A1;

What is a RAL color?

RAL is the European color-matching standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Each code — like RAL 240 50 30 from the RAL Design System — maps to one defined color, so a manufacturer or painter anywhere produces the identical result. It's used first and foremost on window frames, doors, façades, gates, railings and powder-coated metalwork.

Matching RAL 240 50 30 on interior walls

RAL is defined for industrial coatings, not interior wall paint — so to paint a room in this color you match it to a real interior brand. The Paint Matches above show the nearest Summer Blue equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 240 50 30 straight to a can.

Built by DSGN.HOUSE Updated 2026

Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.

Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.

What color is RAL 240 50 30?

RAL 240 50 30 is Summer Blue. On screen it is approximately #1880A1 (rgb 24, 128, 161).

What is RAL 240 50 30 in RGB?

RAL 240 50 30 is approximately rgb(24, 128, 161). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 240 50 30?

See “Paint Matches” above — it shows the nearest real paint in 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more) so you can paint a wall to match this RAL color.

What is the HEX code for RAL 240 50 30?

RAL 240 50 30 (Summer Blue) is approximately #1880A1 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 240 50 30 in CMYK?

RAL 240 50 30 converts to roughly cmyk(85%, 20%, 0%, 37%). For exact ink, confirm against a physical RAL fan deck.

Are RAL hex values exact?

They're the standard sRGB equivalent for screen. RAL is defined for physical coatings, so always confirm critical color against a physical RAL fan deck.

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