Slate Blue
Slate 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. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#9BB1BBLRV
43.21
Slate Blue in Rooms
Follow Slate Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
5 Misc Photos
These 5 misc images show how Slate Blue (1648) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Living room walls in Slate Blue create a sophisticated, calming backdrop.
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Dining space walls dressed in Slate Blue complement natural wood furnishings.
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Kitchen cabinets painted Slate Blue provide striking contrast to light countertops.
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Entryway door in Slate Blue makes a bold first impression.
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Bathroom vanity cabinets in Slate Blue add depth and modern elegance.
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1 Bathroom Photo
The contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light can draw different notes from Slate Blue (1648). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Vanity in Slate Blue frames the mirror in this spa-like bathroom.
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Coordinating Colors
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Slate Blue encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Gray Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Slate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 19), opening up a space where Rustic Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 15, Slate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 43 vs 22, Slate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Slate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Desert Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where Slate Blue encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Slate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 17, Slate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Silver Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mt. Rainier Gray reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 43), opening up a space where Slate Blue encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes Slate Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Slate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where West Coast encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes Slate Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes Slate Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Slate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 28), opening up a space where Sea Reflections encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
This versatile blue is reminiscent of weathered slate.