Blue Jean
Blue Jean begins as a blue color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#87B5CBLRV
43.37
Coordinating Colors
Blue Jean reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 10), opening up a space where Westcott Navy encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Lacey Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Super White is decisively the brighter choice.
Paper White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where Blue Jean encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Blue Bayou the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 43 vs 22, Blue Jean is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Jean reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Desert Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where Blue Jean encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Blue Jean is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 17, Blue Jean is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Sapphire Ice the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Hydrangea reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 43), opening up a space where Blue Jean encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Mediterranean Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Blue Bayou the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Blue Jean the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Jean reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes Blue Jean the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
A gently faded blue as comfortable and classic as your favorite pair of jeans.