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Blue Rapids

Benjamin Moore's Blue Rapids is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.

LRV

52.45

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Light Reflectance Value
52.45
Medium
TemperatureCool
UseInterior & Exterior

Coordinating Colors

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Shaker Gray
Shaker Gray
Blue Rapids vs Shaker Gray
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Shaker Gray
1594 · LRV 26

At LRV 52 vs 26, Blue Rapids is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Mountainscape
Mountainscape
Blue Rapids vs Mountainscape
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Mountainscape
870 · LRV 79

Mountainscape reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Rapids encloses it.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
White Dove
White Dove
Blue Rapids vs White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
OC-17 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 52, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Maritime White
Maritime White
Blue Rapids vs Maritime White
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Maritime White
OC-5 · LRV 72

Maritime White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Rapids encloses it.

Similar Colors

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Heavenly Peace
Heavenly Peace
Blue Rapids vs Heavenly Peace
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Heavenly Peace
746 · LRV 47

Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Indigo
Indigo
Blue Rapids vs Indigo
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Indigo
744 · LRV 57

A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Indigo the marginally brighter of the two.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Passion Blue
Passion Blue
Blue Rapids vs Passion Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Passion Blue
2053-50 · LRV 48

Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Peacock Feathers
Peacock Feathers
Blue Rapids vs Peacock Feathers
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Peacock Feathers
724 · LRV 47

Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Complementary Colors

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Quietly Violet
Quietly Violet
Blue Rapids vs Quietly Violet
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Quietly Violet
CSP-415 · LRV 22

Blue Rapids reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Desert Shadows
Desert Shadows
Blue Rapids vs Desert Shadows
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Desert Shadows
2114-30 · LRV 12

At LRV 52 vs 12, Blue Rapids is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Hint of Violet
Hint of Violet
Blue Rapids vs Hint of Violet
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Hint of Violet
2114-60 · LRV 66

Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Rapids encloses it.

Antique Pearl
Antique Pearl
Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Antique Pearl vs Blue Rapids
Benjamin Moore
Antique Pearl
2113-70 · LRV 72
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52

At LRV 72 vs 52, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Night Shade
Night Shade
Blue Rapids vs Night Shade
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Night Shade
2116-10 · LRV 6

Blue Rapids reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Brownstone
Brownstone
Blue Rapids vs Brownstone
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Brownstone
CSP-240 · LRV 8

Blue Rapids reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Studio Clay
Studio Clay
Blue Rapids vs Studio Clay
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Studio Clay
CSP-380 · LRV 29

Blue Rapids reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.

Lighter Colors

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Daydream
Daydream
Blue Rapids vs Daydream
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Daydream
CSP-615 · LRV 50

With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
China Blue
China Blue
Blue Rapids vs China Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
China Blue
2052-60 · LRV 65

China Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Rapids encloses it.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Picture Perfect
Picture Perfect
Blue Rapids vs Picture Perfect
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Picture Perfect
743 · LRV 67

Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Rapids encloses it.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Indigo
Indigo
Blue Rapids vs Indigo
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Indigo
744 · LRV 57

A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Indigo the marginally brighter of the two.

Darker Colors

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Heavenly Peace
Heavenly Peace
Blue Rapids vs Heavenly Peace
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Heavenly Peace
746 · LRV 47

Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Blue Rapids vs Santa Clara
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Santa Clara
753 · LRV 36

Blue Rapids reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 36), opening up a space where Santa Clara encloses it.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Peacock Feathers
Peacock Feathers
Blue Rapids vs Peacock Feathers
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Peacock Feathers
724 · LRV 47

Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Passion Blue
Passion Blue
Blue Rapids vs Passion Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Passion Blue
2053-50 · LRV 48

Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids
Pool Blue
Pool Blue
Blue Rapids vs Pool Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Rapids
745 · LRV 52
Benjamin Moore
Pool Blue
2052-50 · LRV 48

Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Color Codes

RGB149, 200, 210
HSL190° 40% 70%
CMYK29 5 0 18
CIE LabL: 77.5 a: -14.2 b: -10.4
XYZX: 0.45 Y: 0.52 Z: 0.69

Manufacturer description

A satisfying surf blue that delivers plenty of cheer and charm.

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