Blue

With an LRV of about 44, 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

• Monet Blue Kelly-Moore KM275-M Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Sea Frolic Valspar 4008-10A Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Life Force Behr P500-4 Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Xavier Blue PPG 1240-4 Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Xavier Blue Glidden PPG1240-4 Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• N3412Z Crown Blue Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Faded Benjamin Moore 795 Light Blue
• Nova Benjamin Moore 796 Blue

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns turquoise
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -29.6 and a value of -10.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Blue?

Monet Blue (KM275-M), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 44. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.