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HEX Color to PMS

The HEX code #978CA3 has been automatically compared and matched to the Pantone Color Library known as PMS Solid Coated. It was concluded, that among the Pantone colors available in this collection, PANTONE 666 C closely resembles this HEX color. The visual example below illustrates the proximity of these colors. It's worth mentioning that #978CA3 is occasionally referred to as the Smoky Mauve color due to its visual characteristics and the mood it conveys.

It is worth noting, that PMS color PANTONE 666 C is most commonly associated with #A192B4 HEX code, which you can also lookup here on our site.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#978CA3
HEX Color name:Smoky Mauve
RGB Decimal:151, 140, 163
RGB Float:0.592, 0.549, 0.639
CMYK Percentage:7, 14, 0, 36
HEX 978CA3 to PANTONE 666 C (hex to pms example)

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PMS Color

Pantone Code:PANTONE 666 C
Pantone HEX:#A192B4
RGB Decimal:161,146,180
RGB Float:0.631, 0.573, 0.706
CMYK Percentage:39,42,12,0
Pantone LAB value:63,11,-16

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Australian Standard AS2700 / #A093AE / LILAC (P23)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #868C93 / Castle Grey (BS2660-7089)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #7A838B / Dark Camouflage Grey (BS381C-629)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #888AA4 / Violet (22-D-43)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #9B8AA8 / Purple Candy (4498)
Munsell Color System / #9A91A8 / 5p 6/4.0
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #A493AB / S 3020-R50B
AMS Standard 595a / #91979F / Aircraft gray camouflage (36300)
Behr paint / #9A8BA4 / Ancestry Violet (S100-4)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #9C8F9D / Hazy Lilac (2116-40)
Dulux color palette / #898D9B / VIOLET NIGHT
Dulux Trade Paints / #A198AB / Violet surprise 2 (30RB 33/103)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #838298 / Soft Charcoal (DE5935)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #998EA7 / Graffiti Plum (17-V-2)
Farrow and ball colours / #8D8089 / Brassica (271)
Federal Standard 595c / #8B959D / Compass ghost gray (36320)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #9A93A9 / Lilac Blossom (1289)
Isomat color system / #9C95AD / LPC 2394
Kelly Moore paint colors / #9795A8 / Jazz Tune (KM5657-2)
Kilz paint colors / #938497 / Plum Notion (RA130-01)
Little Greene paint colors / #908D91 / Arquerite (LG 250)
Matthews Paint Colors / #9992A7 / Mysteria Blue Met. (MP23002)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #9B8FA6 / Smoky Grape (1174-5)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #9A8CA2 / Berry cream (SW 9075)
Tikkurila paint colours / #A9A1AE / Charm (S427)
Trumatch paint colors / #A08CAC / Trumatch 40-d4 (40-d4)
Valspar Paint Colors / #85839D / Rapture (4001-6B)
Vista paint colors / #9891A7 / Lilac Blossom (C-1288)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #A790A8 / PANTONE P 87-4 C
Pantone Metallics / #8D8398 / PANTONE 8120 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #9C93AA / PANTONE 10220 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #A192B4 / PANTONE 666 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #9290AB / PANTONE 5285 U
RAL Classic / #A28C97 / Pastel violet (RAL 4009)
RAL Design / #998BA5 / RAL 310 60 15
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #93849B / X0.10.50
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #A696AE / W9.10.56
Tiger Drylac / #939CA3 / 089/71320