Blue Orchid
Benjamin Moore Blue Orchid (2069-50) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#B8B9D2LRV
50.09
Coordinating Colors
Blue Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 9), opening up a space where Shadow encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 50, Calm is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 50), opening up a space where Blue Orchid encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 50, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (56 vs 50) makes French Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Orchid reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Orchid reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 20), opening up a space where Cromwell Gray encloses it.
Blue Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 33), opening up a space where River Gorge Gray encloses it.
Blue Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Tavern Gray encloses it.
Blue Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 16), opening up a space where Country Life encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (50 vs 40) makes Blue Orchid the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
Whisper Violet reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 50), opening up a space where Blue Orchid encloses it.
Lavender Mist reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 50), opening up a space where Blue Orchid encloses it.
Lavender Ice reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 50), opening up a space where Blue Orchid encloses it.
Darker Colors
Blue Orchid reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 29), opening up a space where Violet Stone encloses it.
Blue Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Softened Violet encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A petal-soft shade of light purple that presents a fanciful alternative to blue.