Honest Blue
At first glance, Honest Blue belongs to the purple family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its midtone saturation balances color with restraint, so the hue can register without overwhelming nearby finishes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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54.87
Honest Blue's Color Strip
Honest Blue is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Hinting Blue and Notable Hue. The strip spans from Hinting Blue at the lightest end to Commodore at the deepest. Color strip 185 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Honest Blue in Rooms
Follow Honest Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Dining Room Photo
Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let natural light, candles and pendant lighting and timber, table linen, glass and artwork guide the final sample decision.
Dining room walls in Honest Blue evoke calm, coastal sophistication.
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1 Kitchen Photo
Viewed across 1 kitchen image in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, Honest Blue (6520) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 54.9 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Kitchen painted Honest Blue brightens spaces with cool, collected tones.
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4 Living Room Photos
Honest Blue (6520) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Living room walls in Honest Blue create depth and peaceful ambiance.
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Living room finished Honest Blue complements both warm and cool furnishings.
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Living room walls in Honest Blue anchor spaces with understated confidence.
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Living room painted Honest Blue adapts beautifully across interior styles.
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2 Misc Photos
Honest Blue (6520) moves through 2 misc images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Ceiling painted Honest Blue draws eyes upward and expands perceived space.
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Overhead surfaces in Honest Blue transform rooms with unexpected color.
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1 House Photo
Across 1 house image, Honest Blue (6520) meets full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
House exterior in Honest Blue creates distinctive, inviting curb appeal.
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1 Bedroom Photo
Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let gentle morning light and low evening lamps and bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures guide the final sample decision.
Bedroom walls in Honest Blue promote relaxation and restful sleep.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 55, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 17), opening up a space where Gauntlet Gray encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 55, Rarified Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Wondrous Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Honest Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Bewitching Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Honest Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Truly Taupe encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 35, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 20, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Silent Ripple reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balmy the marginally brighter of the two.
Moonmist reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 34), opening up a space where Baby Blue Eyes encloses it.
Honest Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 37), opening up a space where Notable Hue encloses it.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 37), opening up a space where Adrift encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
There's plenty of brightness in this blue to cheer any room, while its gray undertone lends a wonderful calm. Ideal in bedrooms.