Blue
Benjamin Moore's Blue is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 6.2 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#233872LRV
6.24
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 65 vs 6, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Decorator's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Evening Gown reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Blue encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (17 vs 6) makes Whitall Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 29 vs 6, Raccoon Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 6, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Twilight Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Delphinium the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
A brilliant dark hue evocative of pure blue ink.