Pool Blue
With a focus on versatile tones, Pool Blue (2052-50) 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
#85C1C8
LRV
48.35
Coordinating Colors
Pool Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 11), opening up a space where Newburg Green encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 48, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 48 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.
Complementary Colors
Pool Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Pool Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Pool Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 48, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Pool Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Pool Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.
Pool Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 29), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Spring Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Spectra Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
China Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 48), opening up a space where Pool Blue encloses it.
Darker Colors
Pool Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pool Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (48 vs 39) makes Pool Blue the marginally brighter of the two.