How Blue Am I?
There is more to Benjamin Moore How Blue Am I? (752) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A blue undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#84C5CELRV
49.93
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 50, Ivory White is decisively the brighter choice.
Distant Gray reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 50), opening up a space where How Blue Am I? encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 9, How Blue Am I? is decisively the brighter choice.
Stanhope Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 50), opening up a space where How Blue Am I? encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
How Blue Am I? reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 12, How Blue Am I? is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where How Blue Am I? encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 50, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
How Blue Am I? reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
How Blue Am I? reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.
How Blue Am I? reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 29), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Lighter Colors
China Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 50), opening up a space where How Blue Am I? encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 50), opening up a space where How Blue Am I? encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Indigo the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
How Blue Am I? reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 36), opening up a space where Santa Clara encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
How Blue Am I? reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
How Blue Am I? reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
How Blue Am I? reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 30), opening up a space where Ash Blue encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Blithe and easygoing, this saturated sky blue also exhibits a dash of confidence.