Blue Beard
PPG's Blue Beard is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 46 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#abb5c4LRV
46.00
Blue Beard's Color Strip
Blue Beard is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Ocean Dream and Prophetic Sea. The strip spans from Calla Lily at the lightest end to Admiralty at the deepest. Color strip PPG1042 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Blue Beard in Rooms
Follow Blue Beard from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Bathroom Photo
The 1 bathroom image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 46 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Blue Beard — earthy bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let natural light, candles and pendant lighting and timber, table linen, glass and artwork guide the final sample decision.
Blue Beard paint in a elegant dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
Blue Beard (PPG1042-4) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 46 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
PPG Blue Beard in a minimalist home office
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1 Front Door Photo
Blue Beard (PPG1042-4) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 46 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light.
modern luxury front door featuring Blue Beard by PPG
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1 Bedroom Photo
Blue Beard (PPG1042-4) can change noticeably under gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A boho bedroom painted in Blue Beard
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1 House Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Blue Beard (PPG1042-4) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Blue Beard color — aesthetic house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
These 1 mudroom image show how Blue Beard (PPG1042-4) can sit beside flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Blue Beard paint in a traditional mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
The 1 patio image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 46 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
rustic modern patio featuring Blue Beard by PPG
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1 Kitchen Photo
The 1 kitchen image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 46 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Blue Beard — earthy kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
Blue Beard (PPG1042-4) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A elegant living room painted in Blue Beard
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 66 vs 46, Alpaca Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Oatmeal reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Beard encloses it.
Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Beard encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Blue Beard is a midtone, neutral, concord blue-purple with a plum undertone. It is a perfect paint color for all the walls in any room, especially a bedroom or kitchen/dining spaces. Pair it with deeper gray or white trim.