Blue Viola vs Hicks' Blue
Where Blue Viola belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Blue Viola has an LRV of 46. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 37.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Viola vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Viola and Hicks' Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Blue Viola vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Viola on one side and Hicks' Blue on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Blue Viola comparisons
See how Blue Viola stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
Blue Viola reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Viola reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Viola reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Viola reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Blue Viola reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Blue Viola the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Viola reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 7, Blue Viola is decisively the brighter choice.