Blue

With an LRV of about 36, 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

• Medallion Blue Berger Paints 5T2290 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Purple Moon Kelly-Moore KM3085-2 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
• Grey Flannel Dulux Australia S41E3 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
• Saphir 110 Caparol 3D Saphir 110 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3
• Sea Lavender KILZ RB240-02 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Q0381X Crown Blue Close ΔE 2.0

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Freesia Benjamin Moore 1432 Grayish Blue
• Stratford Benjamin Moore 831 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -16.5 and a value of 1.8 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Berger Paints color to Blue?

Medallion Blue (5T2290), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 36. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.