18 colors18 colorsDeep blues photograph better than they live. At LRV 6 a room loses most of its light, so the question is how much depth you can afford given the windows you have. Chroma matters as much: a navy at chroma 6 reads as charcoal, at 20 it reads as ink.
LRV under 12, clearly blue. Studies, dining rooms, cabinetry.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Jam640B-7 | Behr | 11.0 | 26.7 | violet |
| Scandinavian Blue2068-30 | Benjamin Moore | 11.7 | 38.5 | violet |
| Petal .05Petal-05 | Colorhouse | 7.1 | 46.3 | blue |
| LapisDE5846 | Dunn-Edwards | 10.2 | 36.6 | blue |
| Blue RoyaleVS-9550 | Dutch Boy | 5.9 | 51.7 | violet |
| Luxurious BlueRC280-02 | Kilz | 10.7 | 27.2 | blue |
| Crushed Velvet1245-7 | PPG | 11.0 | 41.9 | violet |
| Hyper BlueSW 6965 | Sherwin-Williams | 9.6 | 37.2 | blue |
| Deep Space4008-8C | Valspar | 11.8 | 36.2 | blue |
| Petulant Pat7205 | Vista Paint | 11.0 | 32.2 | violet |
LRV under 8 with the blue barely present. Reads black in a dim room and blue in daylight.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club NavyQE-56 | Behr | 7.0 | 7.8 | blue undertone |
| Black Horizon2132-30 | Benjamin Moore | 7.9 | 3.6 | blue cast |
| Black PearlDEA186 | Dunn-Edwards | 7.8 | 7.2 | blue undertone |
| Hague Blue30 | Farrow & Ball | 7.1 | 8.3 | blue undertone |
| Prussian BlueRD100-02 | Kilz | 7.3 | 8.8 | blue undertone |
| High Salute1039-7 | PPG | 7.0 | 6.1 | blue cast |
| Sea SerpentSW 7615 | Sherwin-Williams | 6.7 | 7.6 | blue undertone |
| Rogue Blue5009-2 | Valspar | 7.2 | 8.1 | blue undertone |