Benjamin Moore Blue Viola 1424
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- Blue Viola for bedroom (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore 1424 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- What are Benjamin Moore Blue Viola undertones?
- Is Blue Viola 1424 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Blue Viola
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Blue Viola 1424
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Blue Viola 1424 |
| Code: | 1424 |
| Name: | Blue Viola |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Blue Viola?
Benjamin Moore Blue Viola 1424 is a soft, muted blue with a noticeable lavender-gray cast. Its pale to mid-light value keeps it gentle on walls, while the cool undertone gives white trim and pale wood a clean contrast. In daylight, Blue Viola reads as a powdery blue-violet; under warmer lamps, its gray and lilac notes become more apparent. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet home offices, especially alongside warm white, charcoal, brushed nickel, and natural oak. Use this color across all four walls for a lightly colored backdrop, or on cabinetry where its subdued saturation prevents it from feeling overly sweet.
Blue Viola for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing purple shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Benjamin Moore 1424 on kitchen cabinets
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool purple hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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What are Benjamin Moore Blue Viola undertones?
Blue Viola is a mid-light, muted blue-gray. 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:
172, 179, 202
Is Benjamin Moore Blue Viola cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 226°, this Purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
1424 Blue Viola HSL code: 226, 22%, 73%
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 Blue Viola
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Blue Viola:
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
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Darker shades
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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 Blue Viola with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 46, such as Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake and Silver Fox.
LRV of Blue Viola
Blue Viola has an LRV of 46.21% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 46.21%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #ACB3CA |
| RGB Decimal | 172, 179, 202 |
| RGB Percent | 67.45%, 70.20%, 79.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 226° Saturation: 14.85% Value: 79.22% |
| HSL | hsl(226, 22, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 14.85 Magenta: 11.39 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 20.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 179.529 I: -11.562 Q: 5.677 |
| XYZ | X: 43.791 Y: 45.274 Z: 62.293 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.072 a:2.244 b:-12.458 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.072 u:-5.042 v:-19.437 |
| Decimal | 11318218 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.286, -1.581, -7.79 |
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