Midnight Blue vs Ocean Floor
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Ocean Floor (LRV 14) reflects noticeably more light than Midnight Blue (LRV 8), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 10.0, 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.
Midnight Blue vs Ocean Floor in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Midnight Blue and Ocean Floor in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Ocean Floor reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Ocean Floor reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Midnight Blue vs Ocean Floor Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Midnight Blue on one side and Ocean Floor 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.