RAL Design System

RAL 280 50 30 Light Mauve

#5F76A8

RGB 95, 118, 168 · HSL 221°, 30%, 52% · CMYK 43, 30, 0, 34

RAL 280 50 30 Light Mauve is #5F76A8 in HEX, rgb(95, 118, 168), cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 34%).

RAL 280 50 30, Light Mauve, 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 #5F76A8, or rgb(95, 118, 168). 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#5F76A8
RGB95, 118, 168
HSL221°, 30%, 52%
HSV221°, 43%, 66%
CMYK43, 30, 0, 34
Decimal6256296
CSS RGBrgb(95, 118, 168)
CSS HSLhsl(221, 30%, 52%)

Behr

Vintage630F-5

ΔE 1.7 · #6476A9

Dulux

DormitoryS41G6

ΔE 2 · #5D74A9

Vista Paint

Harbor BlueK-105

ΔE 2.4 · #5B79AA

Kilz

GenieRB120-01

ΔE 2.7 · #6877AA

Sherwin-Williams

GentianSW6817

ΔE 3.3 · #6572A5

Hallman-Lindsay

Caribbean Current598

ΔE 3.3 · #5678A9

PPG

King's Robe1245-6

ΔE 3.6 · #6274AB

Benjamin Moore

WaterdropCC-902

ΔE 4.8 · #5D7AB4

Valspar

Burbling Brook4007-8C

ΔE 5.7 · #5175A1

IKEA

IKEA128128

ΔE 8.1 · #4A72B0

Dunn-Edwards

Ocean NightDE5901

ΔE 8.5 · #637195

RAL

Distant Blue5023

ΔE 9.9 · #49678D

Farrow & Ball

Pitch Blue220

ΔE 10.5 · #636E8F

Kobra

Violet25

ΔE 14.7 · #776BAB

Dutch Boy

Blue SeaVS-9451

ΔE 18.8 · #2D61AD

Colorhouse

Petal .05Petal-05

ΔE 24.5 · #1F4992

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 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

#5F76A8
#A99260

Analogous

#609CA9
#5F76A8
#6D60A9

Triadic

#5F76A8
#A96077
#77A960

Monochromatic

#273249
#42547B
#5F76A8
#92A2C4
#C3CCDF

Shades and tints of Light Mauve 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 #EBEEF4
Tint #C8D0E2
Tint #A5B3CF
Tint #8395BC
Base #5F76A8
Shade #4B5F8B
Shade #39496A
Shade #273249
Shade #151B28

Lighter

#8092BA
#A3AFC8
#CBD1DD

Darker

#495E8B
#314061
#1C2539

Saturation

#7A8190
#6077A9
#3567D4

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

#5F76A8
#6275A9

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#5F76A8
#7272A3

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#5F76A8
#597F79

Original → Simulated

Focused · Cooling

Light Mauve 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
#878599

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#5F76A8

Daylight 5500K

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

#748ABD

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#E9EAEC

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.

#8D7B54

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 · Trim · Soft furniture

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: #5F76A8;
CSS — background
background-color: #5F76A8;
CSS Variable
--color-light-mauve: #5F76A8;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'light-mauve': '#5F76A8' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#5F76A8] text-[#5F76A8]
SCSS
$light-mauve: #5F76A8;

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 280 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 280 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 Light Mauve equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 280 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 280 50 30?

RAL 280 50 30 is Light Mauve. On screen it is approximately #5F76A8 (rgb 95, 118, 168).

What is RAL 280 50 30 in RGB?

RAL 280 50 30 is approximately rgb(95, 118, 168). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 280 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 280 50 30?

RAL 280 50 30 (Light Mauve) is approximately #5F76A8 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 280 50 30 in CMYK?

RAL 280 50 30 converts to roughly cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 34%). 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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