Dragonfly vs Midsummer Night
Dragonfly is a Benjamin Moore color while Midsummer Night comes from Valspar. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 12 vs 5, Dragonfly will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 12.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dragonfly vs Midsummer Night in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dragonfly and Midsummer Night in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Dragonfly has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Dragonfly vs Midsummer Night Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dragonfly on one side and Midsummer Night 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 Dragonfly comparisons
See how Dragonfly stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 12, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Dragonfly the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.