Blue Viola
Benjamin Moore Blue Viola (1424) 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. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#ACB3CALRV
46.21
Blue Viola in Rooms
Follow Blue Viola from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Bedroom Photo
Blue Viola (1424) brings its purple character into a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bedroom walls in Blue Viola establish a calm, restful atmosphere.
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
The 1 kitchen cabinets image turn a purple swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Kitchen cabinetry painted in Blue Viola adds sophisticated color and storage.
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Coordinating Colors
White Christmas reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 46, Mountain Peak White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 46, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Blue Orchid reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Oriental Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 46 vs 17, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (46 vs 39) makes Blue Viola the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 32, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Viola reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 20), opening up a space where Cromwell Gray encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Whispering Wind reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
Celestia Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Blue Viola the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (46 vs 36) makes Blue Viola the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
A pretty lilac anchored with a touch of blue.