Blue

With an LRV of about 37, 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

• First Landing Dulux Australia S35E3 Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Salem Blue Johnstone's Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Blue Spell Nippon Paint NP BGG 1570T Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Azure Pool KILZ RD240-01 Blue Very close ΔE 1.5
• Shakespeare Resene Blue Very close ΔE 1.9
• Samudra Asian Paints X171 Blue Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Aquarius Benjamin Moore 788 Blue
• Poolside Benjamin Moore 775 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 Turns turquoise
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -26.5 and a value of -13.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Blue?

First Landing (S35E3), at ΔE 1.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 37. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.