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Need Help Matching vinyl to pantone

Help!! I am trying to match as close as possible a vinyl color to pantone # 7683 a blue. My pantone chart is a bit older and doesnt have that blue in it. Hopefully a close match from the avery or 3m is fine. Which blue is the closest???? Thanks!!
 

Greenlight signs

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gonna be a hard one to match
 

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Greenlight signs

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These are 3m 180mc and 50
 

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Greenlight signs

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i would go with Persian Blue 117 but you have to remember these are on screen colors and they might differ from the actual color a bit. it might be best to get a sample of the closest ones and go from there.
 

bannertime

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That looks very similar to something like a medium blue that I've used in the past, but I can't remember who made it. If at all possible, you should try and get samples or a new color book and let the customer decide on the vinyl option.
 

Bobby H

Arial Sucks.
Question: is the vinyl color opaque high performance or translucent?

In high performance Gerber's Periwinkle (220-387) is fairly close. There's nothing in the 3M/Gerber translucent range (230/3630) that is even in the ball park to Pantone 7683 C. I'm going by my physical Pantone Plus Series swatch books.

In Avery the closest I see in hue for high performance is Tropical Blue A9503-O, but it's a step or two lighter (the book says it's a match for Pantone 297 C although actual Pantone 279 C is less purple looking). In the translucent range it's basically the same story, Tropical Blue A9503-T. Similar hue but lighter than Pantone 7683 C.
 
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