Chicago Blues
There is more to Benjamin Moore Chicago Blues (804) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 17.6 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
#40729CLRV
17.60
Chicago Blues in Rooms
Follow Chicago Blues 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 House Photo
1 sourced room photo gives the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Chicago Blues (804) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Home exterior finished in Chicago Blues presents timeless architectural appeal.
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1 Misc Photo
Catalog words such as Rich offer another lens on its character. In this setting, let the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms and a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes guide the final sample decision.
Painted furniture in Chicago Blues adds moody elegance to any room.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 53 vs 18, Paris Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Serenata reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 18), opening up a space where Chicago Blues encloses it.
Brilliant White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 18), opening up a space where Chicago Blues encloses it.
White Diamond reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where Chicago Blues encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 72 vs 18, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Chicago Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 18), opening up a space where Chicago Blues encloses it.
Upper West Side reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 18), opening up a space where Chicago Blues encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 18, Himalayan Trek is decisively the brighter choice.
Briarwood reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 18), opening up a space where Chicago Blues encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Lazy Sunday reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Finley Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (28 vs 18) makes Waterloo the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Chicago Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chicago Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Manufacturer description
This feel-good blue has classic charm.