Dulux Niagara Blues 2 10BB 28/116

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What are Dulux Niagara Blues 2 undertones?
Is Niagara Blues 2 10BB 28/116 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Niagara Blues 2
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	10BB 28/116
Name:	Niagara Blues 2
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Niagara Blues 2?

Dulux Niagara Blues 2 10BB 28/116 is a muted mid-tone blue-grey with a noticeably cool, slate-like cast. Its restrained saturation keeps it from reading as bright blue, giving walls a calm, grounded presence instead. In clear daylight, Niagara Blues 2 shows more of its blue character, while lower light can draw out its softer grey side. It suits studies, bedrooms, bathrooms, and painted cabinetry, particularly when paired with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal details. For contrast, use warm off-whites or clay-toned accessories to offset this shade’s cool direction.

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What are Dulux Niagara Blues 2 undertones?

Niagara Blues 2 is a midtone, 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:

#7B90A0

RGB code:

123, 144, 160

Is Dulux Niagara Blues 2 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 206°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

10BB 28/116 Niagara Blues 2 HSL code: 206, 16%, 55%

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 Niagara Blues 2

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Niagara Blues 2:

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

10BB 28/116
Niagara Blues 2

Darker shades

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Niagara Blues 2

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 Niagara Blues 2 with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 26, such as Dulux Cocoa Blush 5 and Chalk Blush 3.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#7B90A0
RGB Decimal	123, 144, 160
RGB Percent	48.24%, 56.47%, 62.75%
HSV	Hue: 206° Saturation: 23.12% Value: 62.75%
HSL	hsl(206, 16, 55)
CMYK	Cyan: 23.12 Magenta: 10.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 37.25
YIQ	Y: 139.545 I: -17.655 Q: 0.537
XYZ	X: 24.485 Y: 26.695 Z: 37.111
CIE Lab	L:58.691 a:-3.8 b:-10.927
CIE Luv	L:58.691 u:-11.597 v:-15.49
Decimal	8097952
Hunter Lab	51.667, -5.827, -6.419