RAL Design System

RAL 250 20 20 Cosmos Blue

#003249

RGB 0, 50, 73 · HSL 199°, 100%, 14% · CMYK 100, 32, 0, 71

RAL 250 20 20 Cosmos Blue is #003249 in HEX, rgb(0, 50, 73), cmyk(100%, 32%, 0%, 71%).

RAL 250 20 20, Cosmos 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 #003249, or rgb(0, 50, 73). 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#003249
RGB0, 50, 73
HSL199°, 100%, 14%
HSV199°, 100%, 29%
CMYK100, 32, 0, 71
Decimal12873
CSS RGBrgb(0, 50, 73)
CSS HSLhsl(199, 100%, 14%)

RAL

Ocean Blue5020

ΔE 5.4 · #1D334A

Benjamin Moore

HiddenCSP-690

ΔE 5.8 · #033C4F

Vista Paint

Blazer BlueK-152

ΔE 6.9 · #243A52

Dulux

IntegrityS36D9

ΔE 7.1 · #223F57

Behr

Midnight Dream570F-7

ΔE 7.3 · #1E3956

Sherwin-Williams

Salty DogSW9177

ΔE 7.5 · #234058

Hallman-Lindsay

Star-studded620

ΔE 10.9 · #32425A

Kobra

Blue31

ΔE 11.2 · #334059

Dunn-Edwards

Black River FallsDEA189

ΔE 11.3 · #343E54

Dutch Boy

Royal BlueD-6740

ΔE 11.8 · #1D375C

PPG

Singing The Blues1159-7

ΔE 12.5 · #2B4D68

Kilz

Ruling RoyaltyTB-50

ΔE 13.3 · #313048

Valspar

Boisterous Blue4009-6

ΔE 15.3 · #375264

IKEA

IKEA122122

ΔE 16.2 · #3A5170

Farrow & Ball

Hague Blue30

ΔE 17.2 · #3D4E57

Colorhouse

Nourish .06Nourish-06

ΔE 18 · #313536

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

3/100

Very Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Absorbs almost all light — dramatic and cocooning. Needs strong artificial lighting and works best as an accent or in well-lit rooms.

Undertone

TemperatureCool MasstoneBlue UndertoneViolet

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

Complementary

#003249
#471700

Analogous

#00473A
#003249
#000D47

Triadic

#003249
#470031
#314700

Monochromatic

#00111A
#00111A
#003249
#006594
#0099E0

Shades and tints of Cosmos 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 #E0F5FF
Tint #7AD5FF
Tint #14B5FF
Tint #0076AD
Base #003249
Shade #002F45
Shade #002D42
Shade #002C40
Shade #002A3D

Lighter

#006D9F
#13A2E4
#7DC6E8

Darker

#002739
#001B27
#001017

Saturation

#19282E
#003147
#003147

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

13.53:1

AAA

Aa

vs Black

1.55:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#003249
#1E2B4A

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#003249
#2D2D46

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#003249
#003632

Original → Simulated

Focused · Cooling

Cosmos 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
#3F5252

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#003249

Daylight 5500K

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

#2D5776

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#E7ECEE

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.

#532009

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 / Aura Interior (for richer color depth in deep tones)

Recommended Finishes

Matte (walls) · Pearl (trim) · Satin (doors)

Deep colors look best in matte — gloss exaggerates surface flaws. Reserve subtle sheen for trim, doors, and high-touch areas.

Best Surfaces

Accent walls · Doors · Cabinetry · Built-ins

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

Tinted primer in a similar value is highly recommended — saves a coat and prevents the wall colour from washing the surface.

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: #003249;
CSS — background
background-color: #003249;
CSS Variable
--color-cosmos-blue: #003249;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'cosmos-blue': '#003249' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#003249] text-[#003249]
SCSS
$cosmos-blue: #003249;

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 250 20 20 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 250 20 20 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 Cosmos Blue equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 250 20 20 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 250 20 20?

RAL 250 20 20 is Cosmos Blue. On screen it is approximately #003249 (rgb 0, 50, 73).

What is RAL 250 20 20 in RGB?

RAL 250 20 20 is approximately rgb(0, 50, 73). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 250 20 20?

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 250 20 20?

RAL 250 20 20 (Cosmos Blue) is approximately #003249 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 250 20 20 in CMYK?

RAL 250 20 20 converts to roughly cmyk(100%, 32%, 0%, 71%). 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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