Behr Traditional Blue MQ5-57
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- Behr Traditional Blue reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Traditional Blue undertones?
- Is Traditional Blue MQ5-57 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Traditional Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Traditional Blue MQ5-57
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | MQ5-57 |
| Name: | Traditional Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Traditional Blue?
Behr Traditional Blue MQ5-57 is a medium-deep blue with a clear, lightly teal-leaning cast visible in its #1f648d color value. It reads cooler than a classic navy, but has enough depth to give walls definition without making them feel nearly black. In bright daylight, this shade can appear cleaner and more blue-forward, while lower light brings out its deeper, slightly muted character. Use it for a home office, powder room, or built-in cabinetry paired with crisp white trim, pale gray, and natural oak. Brass hardware, woven textures, and warm off-white fabrics provide a useful contrast to its cool blue presence.
Behr Traditional Blue reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Traditional Blue undertones?
Traditional Blue is a midtone, soft slate blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
31, 100, 141
Is Behr Traditional Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 202° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
MQ5-57 Traditional Blue HSL code: 202, 64%, 34%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Traditional Blue
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Traditional Blue:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Traditional Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Behr Peony Blush and Rust.
LRV of Traditional Blue
Traditional Blue has an LRV of 9.12% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 9.12%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #1f648d |
| RGB Decimal | 31, 100, 141 |
| RGB Percent | 12.16%, 39.22%, 55.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 202° Saturation: 78.01% Value: 55.29% |
| HSL | hsl(202, 64, 34) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 78.01 Magenta: 29.08 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 44.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 84.043 I: -54.292 Q: -1.837 |
| XYZ | X: 9.928 Y: 11.327 Z: 26.855 |
| CIE Lab | L:40.127 a:-6.453 b:-28.656 |
| CIE Luv | L:40.127 u:-23.653 v:-40.084 |
| Decimal | 2057357 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.656, -6.246, -23.75 |
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