Blue Porcelain
There is more to Benjamin Moore Blue Porcelain (1641) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 54.9 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#B1C7CBLRV
54.90
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Ivory Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Templeton Gray encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Porcelain reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Pink Moiré reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Porcelain encloses it.
Blue Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Blue Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Blue Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.
Blue Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 29), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Silver Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Windy Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Fantasy Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Porcelain encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 55 vs 42, Blue Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Blue Porcelain the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Porcelain reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 34, Blue Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This blue is darkened slightly by a touch of gray, resulting in a lovely, serene hue.