Nile Blue
Nile Blue is a Blue paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. 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
#4E719ALRV
18.14
Nile Blue in Rooms
Follow Nile Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Bedroom Photos
Across 2 bedroom images, Nile Blue (CSP-560) meets gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bedroom accent wall in Nile Blue provides a tranquil backdrop for rest.
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Nile Blue walls envelope the bedroom in cool, contemplative serenity.
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2 Living Room Photos
Nile Blue (CSP-560) moves through 2 living room images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Accent walls in Nile Blue create depth and sophistication in this living room.
@spectrumpaintco
Sofa seating pairs beautifully with Nile Blue walls throughout this space.
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Coordinating Colors
Decorator's White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where Nile Blue encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 18, French Toile is decisively the brighter choice.
Salisbury Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 18), opening up a space where Nile Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 18 vs 6, Nile Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Satin Shoes reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 18), opening up a space where Nile Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 18, Silver Fox is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 18, Upper West Side is decisively the brighter choice.
Himalayan Trek reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 18), opening up a space where Nile Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Blue Dragon reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 11) makes Nile Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Like a radiant sapphire in a crown, the famed river gleams in the hot Egyptian sun.