Blue

With an LRV of about 56, 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

• Hempel 30731 Hempel Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• Sea Spray Glidden 30BG 56/097 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• Gentle Sea Behr S470-2 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
• Billowy Breeze Sherwin-Williams 9055 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Filippa Dulux Australia SG5D1 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Rain Shower Nippon Paint NP N 3292P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Blue Benjamin Moore 771 Grayish Blue
• Cape Benjamin Moore 1642 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -6.3 and a value of -6.9 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hempel color to Blue?

Hempel 30731 (30731), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 56. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.