Blue

With an LRV of about 66, Blue reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Blue in other brands

• IKEA083 IKEA Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.3
• Blue Instinct Nippon Paint NP BGG 1571P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.5
• Surf Spray Valspar 5002-7B Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
• TVT U225 Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
• Sky Babe Quarter Dulux Australia S34C1Q Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Poppy Blue Jotun 4961 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Tear Benjamin Moore 2060-70 Grayish Blue
• Blue Benjamin Moore 1668 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns grayish green
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -8.9 and a value of -10.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest IKEA color to Blue?

IKEA083 (83), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 66. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.