RAL Design System

RAL 270 20 29 Effervescent Blue

#00315A

RGB 0, 49, 90 · HSL 207°, 100%, 18% · CMYK 100, 46, 0, 65

RAL 270 20 29 Effervescent Blue is #00315A in HEX, rgb(0, 49, 90), cmyk(100%, 46%, 0%, 65%).

RAL 270 20 29, Effervescent 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 #00315A, or rgb(0, 49, 90). 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#00315A
RGB0, 49, 90
HSL207°, 100%, 18%
HSV207°, 100%, 35%
CMYK100, 46, 0, 65
Decimal12634
CSS RGBrgb(0, 49, 90)
CSS HSLhsl(207, 100%, 18%)

RAL

Pearl Night Blue5026

ΔE 3.6 · #102C54

Behr

Peaceful Night590F-7

ΔE 4.1 · #1D355C

Dutch Boy

Delft Blue7447

ΔE 4.7 · #003B67

Dulux

Navy TrimS41G9

ΔE 5.5 · #203662

Benjamin Moore

Symphony2060-10

ΔE 7.5 · #213C5E

Sherwin-Williams

Honorable BlueSW6811

ΔE 9.7 · #164576

Hallman-Lindsay

Newport Indigohistoric-newport-indigo

ΔE 10.1 · #313D6C

Vista Paint

Newport IndigoC-1378

ΔE 10.8 · #363F63

Kilz

IndigoRH220

ΔE 11.5 · #314973

PPG

Dragonfly1162-7

ΔE 11.9 · #314A76

Dunn-Edwards

Magic NightDEA191

ΔE 12.7 · #3A3B5B

Kobra

Blue31

ΔE 14.2 · #334059

Valspar

Spirit Blue4011-9

ΔE 16 · #49456F

IKEA

IKEA122122

ΔE 16.5 · #3A5170

Colorhouse

Petal .05Petal-05

ΔE 22.4 · #1F4992

Farrow & Ball

Hague Blue30

ΔE 25.6 · #3D4E57

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

#00315A
#5C2900

Analogous

#005C57
#00315A
#00055C

Triadic

#00315A
#5C0032
#325C00

Monochromatic

#000E1A
#000E1A
#00315A
#005DA8
#0087F5

Shades and tints of Effervescent 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 #E0F1FF
Tint #80C6FF
Tint #1F9AFF
Tint #0068BD
Base #00315A
Shade #002E54
Shade #002A4D
Shade #002645
Shade #00223D

Lighter

#0060AF
#178CEC
#83BBE9

Darker

#002849
#001C32
#00101D

Saturation

#202F3C
#00325C
#00325C

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

13.23:1

AAA

Aa

vs Black

1.59:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#00315A
#142D5A

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#00315A
#2C2C56

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#00315A
#003933

Original → Simulated

Focused · Cooling

Effervescent 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
#3F515F

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#00315A

Daylight 5500K

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

#2D5683

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#E7EBEE

Trim

Matched off-white

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

#F7F7F8

Ceiling

Whisper tint

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

#532A09

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: #00315A;
CSS — background
background-color: #00315A;
CSS Variable
--color-effervescent-blue: #00315A;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'effervescent-blue': '#00315A' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#00315A] text-[#00315A]
SCSS
$effervescent-blue: #00315A;

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 270 20 29 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 270 20 29 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 Effervescent Blue equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 270 20 29 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 270 20 29?

RAL 270 20 29 is Effervescent Blue. On screen it is approximately #00315A (rgb 0, 49, 90).

What is RAL 270 20 29 in RGB?

RAL 270 20 29 is approximately rgb(0, 49, 90). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 270 20 29?

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 270 20 29?

RAL 270 20 29 (Effervescent Blue) is approximately #00315A in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 270 20 29 in CMYK?

RAL 270 20 29 converts to roughly cmyk(100%, 46%, 0%, 65%). 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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