Seaport Blue
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Seaport Blue remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 1 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#006EA1
LRV
16.13
Seaport Blue in Real Rooms
Seaport Blue has a low LRV of 16.13 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a misc.
1 Misc Photo
These examples of Seaport Blue in transitional spaces—like entryways or landings—show how the color can act as a "thread" that ties the upper and lower floors of a house together into one cohesive story.
Accent wall painted in Seaport Blue transforms the room instantly.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 75 vs 16, Caribbean Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 16, Simply White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 16, Palace White is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Lake reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 16), opening up a space where Seaport Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Seaport Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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.
Complementary Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Seaport Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Dream Whip reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 16), opening up a space where Seaport Blue encloses it.
Racing Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pumpkin Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (26 vs 16) makes Pumpkin Pie the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 71 vs 16, Queen Anne Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (16 vs 10) makes Seaport Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (16 vs 8) makes Seaport Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (16 vs 10) makes Seaport Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.