Dark Royal Blue
Dark Royal Blue begins as a blue color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#144B86LRV
9.25
Coordinating Colors
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 9), opening up a space where Dark Royal Blue encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 9, Under the Big Top is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 9, Moonshine is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 9), opening up a space where Dark Royal Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Audubon Russet reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Copper Kettle reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 9), opening up a space where Dark Royal Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Warm Apple Crisp reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 9), opening up a space where Dark Royal Blue encloses it.
Palm Desert Tan reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 9), opening up a space where Dark Royal Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Blueberry reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 9) makes Paddington Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A hint of violet gives this classic blue a regal, beguiling quality.