Blue

With an LRV of about 46, Blue is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Blue in other brands

• Pool Side Jotun 4162 Blue Very close ΔE 0.6
• Enchanting Behr 560B-4 Blue Very close ΔE 1.3
• TVT J358 Tikkurila Blue Very close ΔE 1.5
• Hall of Fame Nippon Paint NP PB 2839T Blue Very close ΔE 1.7
• Cascade Blue Vista K-147 Blue Very close ΔE 1.7
• Hearty Hug Berger Paints 5T2251 Blue Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Caribbean Benjamin Moore 2065-60 Light Blue
• Lafayette Benjamin Moore CW-610 Blue

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -22.2 and a value of -9.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Jotun color to Blue?

Pool Side (4162), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 46. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.