Comments on: Note to self: IBM Blue

By: Marius Butuc

Marius Butuc — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:10:35 +0000

Alex, I’m also looking for IBM’s corporate blue hex.

I’ve have tried both your RGB(91, 119, 204) and Michael’s RGB(83, 120, 179) and compared them with a version of IBM’s logo: the RGB that is closer to the official one is Michael’s version.

For ease of use in HTML/CSS: #5378B3.

By: Àlex Corretgé

Àlex Corretgé — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:17:23 +0000

Hi Michael, more info about IBM Blue Pantone 2718, in a older webpage to translate Pantone to RGB that I build a few years ago, and I not remembre the origin of data, the result is:

rgb(91, 119, 204);

You can try it at:
http://corretge.cat/pgmrtools/pantone.php

By: Àlex Corretgé

Àlex Corretgé — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:06:17 +0000

Thanks! I’m searching for the true IBM Blue, and 2718 maybe a good answer :)

But FYI, in the Pantone iPhone application:

2718U is RGB 106 135 219 CMYK 53 30 0 0 and

2718C is RGB 92 136 218 CMYK 65 45 0 0