Watertown
Benjamin Moore's Watertown is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A blue undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#5B7EB7LRV
22.60
Coordinating Colors
Harp Strings reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 23), opening up a space where Watertown encloses it.
Boothbay Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 23), opening up a space where Watertown encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 23, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Watertown the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Softened Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Lapis reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Watertown reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 23), opening up a space where Watertown encloses it.
Upper West Side reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 23), opening up a space where Watertown encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 23, Himalayan Trek is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Manufacturer description
A striking French blue that recalls the delightful sights of Provence.