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Lavender Blue 1438
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Lavender Blue sits at L* 75.1, a* 0.7, b* -7.8. Its hue angle is 275° and its chroma is 7.8, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 14%.
LRV 49.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.0, Lavender Blue is lighter than 53% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Lavender Blue
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daydream | SW 6541 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lakeside | SW 9683 | 4.40 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Modern Lavender | SW 9688 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Lavender Blue
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverado Trail | 620E-3 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Heritage | 600F-4 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Chivalrous | S550-3 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November Skies | 2128-50 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Viola | 1424 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manor Blue | 1627 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Excalibur Gray | 2118-50 | 4.18 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Instinct | AF-575 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Angel's Wings | 1423 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gray Timber Wolf 2126-50 · lighter, LRV 52.1
- Sea View 836 · lighter, LRV 54.7
- Airway 828 · lighter, LRV 55.0
- Blue Viola 1424 · darker, LRV 46.2
- Celtic Blue ES-31 · darker, LRV 45.1
- Santorini Blue 1634 · darker, LRV 44.7
Colors that go with Lavender Blue
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cosmopolitan CSP-100 · complementary (180°)
- Blue Heather 1620 · analogous (−30°)
- African Violet 2116-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Batik AF-610 · triadic (120°)
- Pleasant Valley 696 · triadic (240°)
Lavender Blue vs popular colors
- Lavender Mist (Benjamin Moore 2070-60, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 49.0), more red/pink.
- Winter Gray (Benjamin Moore 2117-60, ΔE 7.0) is lighter (LRV 61.7 vs 49.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- French Lilac (Benjamin Moore 1403, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 56.1 vs 49.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.