Cape Blue
With a focus on versatile tones, Cape Blue (1642) is a standout Blue in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to add character and warmth to any space. Find professional pairing data and full color details below.
Hex
#A1BAC0
LRV
46.87
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 47, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 21, Cape Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 47), opening up a space where Cape Blue encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 47), opening up a space where Cape Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 72 vs 47, Pink Moiré is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 22, Cape Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Cape Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Desert Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 47), opening up a space where Cape Blue encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Cape Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Cape Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 29, Cape Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Blue Porcelain the marginally brighter of the two.
Soft Chinchilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 47), opening up a space where Cape Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 47, Dusky Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Cape Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 34), opening up a space where St. John Blue encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 34, Cape Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Cape Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 34, Cape Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Cape Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.