Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue 1640
Contentsshow +hide -
- Dusky Blue for bedroom (1 photo)
- Dusky Blue for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 1640 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue undertones?
- Is Dusky Blue 1640 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Dusky Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Dusky Blue 1640
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Dusky Blue 1640 |
| Code: | 1640 |
| Name: | Dusky Blue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue?
Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue 1640 is a light, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast and a faint green-blue edge. Its pale value keeps it airy on broad walls, while the softened saturation prevents it from reading like a bright coastal blue. In daylight, this color can appear clean and lightly blue-gray; under warmer lamps, its grayness becomes more apparent. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and quiet living areas, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, or brushed nickel. For more contrast, pair Dusky Blue with deep charcoal, inky navy, or warm clay-toned accents.
Dusky Blue for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
Plan Home visualization
Dusky Blue for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Benjamin Moore 1640 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool light blue real bathrooms.
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Benjamin Moore 1640 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Plan Home visualization
Try before you buy
100% accurate
reusable paint samples
Peel, stick,
and repeat
Twice painted
with real paint
Next day
delivery
What are Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue undertones?
Dusky Blue is a light, very muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
189, 209, 212
Is Benjamin Moore Dusky Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 188°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
1640 Dusky Blue HSL code: 188, 21%, 79%
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 Dusky 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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Dusky 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
Darker 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 Dusky Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Dusky Blue
Dusky Blue has an LRV of 60.83% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 60.83%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #BDD1D4 |
| RGB Decimal | 189, 209, 212 |
| RGB Percent | 74.12%, 81.96%, 83.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 188° Saturation: 10.85% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(188, 21, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.85 Magenta: 1.42 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 203.362 I: -12.882 Q: -3.297 |
| XYZ | X: 55.667 Y: 61.172 Z: 71.144 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.471 a:-6.112 b:-3.771 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.471 u:-10.937 v:-4.713 |
| Decimal | 12440020 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.213, -9.827, 0.817 |
Color equivalents
1647
Silvery Blue
Benjamin Moore
716
Fantasy Blue
Benjamin Moore
S450-2
Wind Speed
Behr
S470-1
Cloudy Sky
Behr
MQ3-54
Dayflower
Behr
CSP-610
Intuition
Benjamin Moore
2136-60
Harbor Haze
Benjamin Moore
1661
Heaven on Earth
Benjamin Moore
SW 9054
Little Boy Blu
Sherwin Williams
SW 6225
Sleepy Blue
Sherwin Williams
1654
Ashwood Gray
Benjamin Moore
1639
Windy Sky
Benjamin Moore
HC-150
Yarmouth Blue
Benjamin Moore
SW 6512
Balmy
Sherwin Williams
1633
Brittany Blue
Benjamin Moore
S480-1
Rain Dance
Behr
SW 6505
Atmospheric
Sherwin Williams
SW 6218
Tradewind
Sherwin Williams
SW 6498
Byte Blue
Sherwin Williams
1641
Blue Porcelain
Benjamin Moore