Dark Basalt
Dark Basalt is a Purple paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#40363CLRV
5.23
Coordinating Colors
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 5), opening up a space where Dark Basalt encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 5), opening up a space where Dark Basalt encloses it.
Oyster reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 5), opening up a space where Dark Basalt encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 5, Elmira White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 51 vs 5, Woodland Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Pleasant Valley reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 5), opening up a space where Dark Basalt encloses it.
Stratton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 5), opening up a space where Dark Basalt encloses it.
Jack Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 34 vs 5, Azores is decisively the brighter choice.
Sage Tint reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 5), opening up a space where Dark Basalt encloses it.
At LRV 20 vs 5, Webster Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 5) makes Chambourd the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
A dark, grounding hue that reveals intriguing depths of plum and chocolate.