Gentian blue
There is more to RAL Classic Gentian blue (RAL 5010) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its blue classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#004F7CLRV
9.31
Gentian blue in Rooms
Follow Gentian blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
6 Misc Photos
Against a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes, Gentian blue (RAL 5010) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 9.3, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
RAL Classic Gentian blue 5010 review
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Similar Colors
Light blue reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 9), opening up a space where Gentian blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sky blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 25 vs 9, Salmon orange is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 23 vs 9, Signal orange is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Flame red the marginally brighter of the two.
Vermilion reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Red orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 9, Pastel yellow is decisively the brighter choice.