Waterdrop
Benjamin Moore's Waterdrop is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#5C79B3LRV
21.52
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 22, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 22, Camouflage is decisively the brighter choice.
Oxford White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
Ice Sculpture reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
Similar Colors
Blue Lapis reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Waterdrop reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
Upper West Side reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 22, Himalayan Trek is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Pressed Violet reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Waterdrop the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
A vivid azure blue with a touch of violet, this one-of-a-kind hue commands attention.