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Kensington Blue CC-780
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Kensington Blue sits at L* 37.8, a* 0.3, b* -15.0. Its hue angle is 271° and its chroma is 15.0, 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 9%.
LRV 12.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.0, Kensington Blue is lighter than 10% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Kensington 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxe Blue | SW 6537 | 4.40 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Indigo Batik | SW 7602 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mineral Gray | SW 2740 | 4.92 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Kensington 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Sapphire | HDC-WR14-7 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Extreme | S530-6 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Champlain Blue | HDC-CL-26 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Blue | 840 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Indi Go-Go | CSP-565 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Van Deusen Blue | HC-156 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Newburyport Blue | HC-155 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hudson Bay | 1680 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hudson Bay | CC-810 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Lucerne AF-530 · lighter, LRV 13.5
- Blue Gaspé 1435 · lighter, LRV 13.9
- Blue Gaspé CC-900 · lighter, LRV 13.9
- Summer Nights 777 · darker, LRV 10.8
- Newburyport Blue HC-155 · darker, LRV 10.3
- In the Midnight Hour 1666 · darker, LRV 10.2
Colors that go with Kensington Blue
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Night Owl CC-662 · complementary (180°)
- Summer Nights 777 · analogous (−30°)
- Darkest Grape 2069-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Bison Brown 2113-30 · triadic (120°)
- Martha's Vineyard 630 · triadic (240°)
Kensington Blue vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 3.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 7.1) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 12.0), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 9.0) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 12.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.