Loch Blue vs Moscow Midnight
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 16 vs 5, Loch Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 20.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Loch Blue vs Moscow Midnight in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Loch Blue and Moscow Midnight in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Loch Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moscow Midnight would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Loch Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Loch Blue vs Moscow Midnight Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Loch Blue on one side and Moscow Midnight 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 Loch Blue comparisons
See how Loch Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
Loch Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Loch Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
Loch Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Loch Blue encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.