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About Basic Blue
Basic Blue is a calming, medium blue with cool blue undertones. This cool shade has an LRV of 8.42 and absorbs nearly all light, making it ideal for creating intimate, cozy atmospheres or as an accent.
One shade lighter or darker
The nearest Benjamin Moore colors with the same hue and saturation as Basic Blue, a visible step lighter or darker.
Color Specifications
- Name
- Basic Blue
- Brand
- Benjamin Moore
- Code
- CC-968
- Hex
- #3F457D
- RGB
- 63, 69, 125
- HSL
- 234, 33%, 37%
- CMYK
- 50, 45, 0, 51Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 31.3, 14.0, -32.6
- CSS
- --benjamin-moore-basic-blue
- LRV
- 8.42 (Dark)
- Undertone
- Cool Blue
- Temperature
- cool
- Family
- blue
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
- Finishes
- flatmatteeggshellsatinsemi-glosshigh-gloss
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Similar Colors & Cross-Brand Matches
Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.
Dunn-EdwardsΔE 1CobaltDEA140 · LRV 6 · coolPractically identicalNippon PaintΔE 1.7Deep TranceNippon NP PB 1477A · LRV 7 · coolVery close — more saturated and coolerDulux AustraliaΔE 1.8Iris FlowerDulux AU S43G8 · LRV 9 · coolVery close — more muted and warmerNippon PaintΔE 2.1Wild FuryNippon NP PB 1449A · LRV 6 · coolClose — more saturated and coolerDulux AustraliaΔE 2.3RegaliaDulux AU S42H8 · LRV 10 · coolClose — more muted and warmer