Benjamin Moore Blue Nova (825) Paint Color

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Color Name

Blue Nova (825)

Hex Color Code

#5B6D92

RGB Color Code

RGB(91, 109, 146)

CMYK Values*

37.7%, 25.3%, 0.0%, 42.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Blue

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#5B6D92 Blue Nova (825) Paint Benjamin Moore - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Blue Nova (825) color - its meaning and example

About Benjamin Moore Blue Nova (825) paint with example

Blue Nova is a really beautiful mid-toned deep blue paint color. It's part of the Benjamin Moore Classic Color Collection.

What are Benjamin Moore Blue Nova undertones?

Blue Nova has a very deep blue tone with subtle hints of purple.

Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2024: Blue Nova

Benjamin Moore named Blue Nova (825) its Color of the Year for 2024. Benjamin Moore said on the release note, "Elevate the everyday and expand horizons through juxtaposed color that is sure to inspire. With Blue Nova leading the way, depth and intrigue are balanced by an undercurrent of reassurance. This alluring mid-tone features an enchanting duality, capturing the spotlight with endlessly classic appeal."

Bedroom painted with Benjamin Moore Blue Nova:

credit: @Benjamin Moore

Here is an example of a bedroom painted with Blue Nova 825. The wall, cabinet, and trim colors are Blue Nova, and the ceiling has a White Dove OC-17 paint color.

Bedroom painted with Benjamin Moore Blue Nova:

credit: @Benjamin Moore

Here is another example of a bedroom painted with Blue Nova 825.

Home interior painted with Benjamin Moore Blue Nova:

credit: @Benjamin Moore

Bathroom cabinet painted with Benjamin Moore Blue Nova:

credit: @blue2540

What color is Blue Nova (825)?

Blue Nova (825) color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Blue Nova (825) is #5B6D92, and the RGB color code is RGB(91, 109, 146).

In the RGB color model, Blue Nova (825) has a red value of 91, a green value of 109, and a blue value of 146. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 37.7% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 42.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 220.4° (degrees), 23.2 % saturation, and 46.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Blue Nova (825) has a hue of 220.4° (degrees), 37.7 % saturation and 57.3 % brightness/value.

Blue Nova (825) is cool or warm?

The color Blue Nova (825) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Blue Nova (825)? (For interior and product design)

Blue Nova (825) has an LRV of nearly 15.2. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Blue Nova (825)

LRV 15.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 15.2 of Blue Nova (825) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 15.2 puts Benjamin Moore Blue Nova (825) paint color in the darker category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Blue Nova (825) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #5B6D92

Hex triplet: #5B6D92
Red: 5B
Green: 6D
Blue: 92

RGBA / RGB rgb(91, 109, 146)

Red: 91 (35.7%)
Green: 109 (42.7%)
Blue: 146 (57.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 37.67%
Magenta: 25.34%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 42.75%

HSL hsl(220.36deg, 23.2 %, 46.5 %)

Hue: 220.36°
Saturation: 23.21 %
Lightness: 46.47 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 220.36°
Saturation: 37.67 %
Brightness / Value: 57.25 %

RYB ryb(72, 89, 131)

Red: 72 (28.1%)
Yellow: 89 (34.8%)
Blue: 131 (51.3%)

HWB

Hue: 220.36°
Whiteness: 35.69 %
Blackness: 42.75 %

CMY

Cyan: 64.31%
Magenta: 57.25%
Yellow: 42.75%

XYZ

X: 14.97
Y: 15.24
Z: 29.35

YXY

Y1: 15.24
X: 0.25
Y2: 0.26

CIE-Lab

L: 45.96
A: 2.97
B: -22.37

CIE-Lch

L: 45.96
C: 22.56
H: 277.57

CIE-Luv

L: 45.96
U: -10.29
V: -32.71

Hunter-Lab

L: 39.03
A: 0.15
B: -17.25

Other

LRV: ~ 15.2 %
Munsell Color System: 3.9PB 4.4/4.5

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Blue Nova (825) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the named colors closest to Blue Nova (825) (Paint - Benjamin Moore), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#436B95 Color Queen Blue

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

#666699 Color Dark Blue Gray

93.95% match | ΔE 6.05

#777696 Color Rhythm

91.45% match | ΔE 8.55

#306AC0 Color YInMn Blue

90.90% match | ΔE 9.10

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Pantone PMS

#4D6995 Color PANTONE 2139 C

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#676D99 Color PANTONE 2109 C

95.59% match | ΔE 4.41

#686E9F Color PANTONE 7668 C

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#4A6AA3 Color PANTONE 10246 C

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

Pantone TCX

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Pantone TCX

#60688D Color PANTONE 18-3927 TCX - Velvet Morning

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#4C6A93 Color PANTONE 17-4028 TCX - Riverside

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#516886 Color PANTONE 18-4027 TCX - Moonlight Blue

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#696BA0 Color PANTONE 18-3833 TCX - Dusted Peri

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

Pantone TPX

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TPX. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Pantone TPX

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

RAL Design

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to RAL Design

#6770AE Color RAL 290 50 35 - Chalcedony Violet

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

#6C71A6 Color RAL 290 50 30 - Mountain Flower Mauve

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

#6E7196 Color RAL 290 50 20 - Silk Crepe Mauve

94.08% match | ΔE 5.92

#5776AF Color RAL 280 50 35 - Sapphire Shimmer Blue

94.05% match | ΔE 5.95

RAL Classic

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to RAL Classic

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

Paint similar to Blue Nova (825) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the real paint colors closest to Blue Nova (825) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Blue Nova (825) once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Benjamin Moore

#5B6D92 Color Blue Nova (825)

Paint - Benjamin Moore

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#5C6A85 Color Blue Heron (832)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#53618F Color Fancy Pants (CSP-525)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#4E719A Color Nile Blue (CSP-560)

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

Dunn-Edwards

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Dunn-Edwards

#637195 Color Ocean Night (DE 5901)

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#577396 Color Clean Slate (DE 5880)

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#606788 Color Champion Blue (DE 5915)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#5D66AA Color Bellflower (DE 5908)

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

PPG Paints

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to PPG Paints

#627099 Color Blueberry Patch (PPG1167-6)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#4F6997 Color Blue Odyssey (PPG1166-6)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#606A88 Color Grape Haze (PPG1168-6)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

#6274AB Color King's Robe (PPG1245-6)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

Valspar

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Valspar

#606E9C Color Blue Batik (V074-5)

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#58739B Color Bedtime Story (4003-8B)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#536984 Color Aurora Borealis (P037)

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#666B89 Color Shadow Mountain (8003-48E)

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

Behr

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Behr

#546E91 Color Charter Blue (M530-6)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#616B89 Color Dangerously Elegant (S540-6)

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#5870A4 Color Splendor And Pride (MQ5-47)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#476386 Color Mosaic Blue (PPU15-04)

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

Sherwin Williams

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Sherwin Williams

#6572A5 Color Gentian (SW 6817)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#516582 Color Luxe Blue (SW 6537)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

94.66% match | ΔE 5.34

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

Farrow & Ball

Blue Nova (825) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Blue Nova (825) to Farrow & Ball

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

92.58% match | ΔE 7.42

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

89.33% match | ΔE 10.67

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

88.78% match | ΔE 11.22

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

86.50% match | ΔE 13.50

Color Combinations

View more Benjamin Moore Blue Nova (825) - #5B6D92 color palettes and coordinating colors

202734

343E53

475673

5B6D92

7687AA

96A3BD

B5BED1

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

5B9280

5B8992

5B6D92

655B92

805B92

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

5B6D92

925B6D

6D925B

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

5B6D92

925B89

92805B

5B9265

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

5B6D92

6B7B9C

7B8AA7

8C98B2

9CA7BD

ADB6C8

BDC4D3

CDD3DE

DEE1E9

EEF0F4

FFFFFF

Blue Nova (825) - #5B6D92 Tints

5B6D92

516283

485774

3F4C66

364157

2D3649

242B3A

1B202B

12151D

090A0E

000000

Blue Nova (825) - #5B6D92 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#5B6D92

Blue Nova (825)

#92805B

Dark Tan*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Benjamin Moore Blue Nova (825) - #5B6D92?

Color that best contrast with Benjamin Moore Blue Nova (825) - #5B6D92 is #92805B, color name is Dark Tan*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.