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Benjamin Moore Blue Nova 825: hex #5B6D92, LRV and undertone

Blue Nova (825) from Benjamin Moore is #5B6D92 with an LRV of 16.98. It measures as a clear, cool blue and not a neutral; white text on it reaches 5.18:1.

Benjamin Moore named Blue Nova its Color of the Year 2024. See how it measures against every Color of the Year since 2000.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreBlue Nova825

Hex: #5B6D92
RGB: 91, 109, 146
LRV: 16.98
Undertone: Blue, cool

LRV 16.98. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

A clear blue color (OKLCH hue 264°, chroma 0.062), not a neutral.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Paper White1590
Mount Saint Anne1565
Monterey WhiteHC-27
Quincy TanHC-25

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchBlue Novamedium, moderately saturated blue

HEX: #5B6D92
RGB: rgb(91, 109, 146)
HSL: hsl(220, 23%, 46%)

Best text on it: white at 5.18:1

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Every code for Blue Nova

HEX#5B6D92
RGBrgb(91, 109, 146)
HSLhsl(220, 23%, 46%)
HSV220°, 38%, 57%
CMYK38%, 25%, 0%, 43%
Lablab(45.7% 0.4 -22.7)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.062 264.3)
Decimal5991826

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Blue Nova in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#EFF0F4
80%#DEE2E9
70%#CED3DE
60%#BDC5D3
50%#ADB6C9
40%#9DA7BE
30%#8C99B3
20%#7C8AA8
10%#6B7C9D
Base#5B6D92
10%#526283
20%#495775
30%#404C66
40%#374158
50%#2E3749
60%#242C3A
70%#1B212C
80%#12161D
90%#090B0F

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#5F6F90
20%#62718E
30%#66738D
40%#6A758B
50%#6E7789
60%#717887
70%#757A85
80%#797C84
90%#7C7E82

Matching colors

Complementary

#5B6D92
#92805B

Analogous

#5B8892
#5B6D92
#655B92

Triadic

#5B6D92
#925B6D
#6D925B

Split complementary

#5B6D92
#92655B
#88925B

Tetradic (square)

#5B6D92
#925B88
#92805B
#5B9265

Monochromatic

#202734
#3E4A63
#5B6D92
#8695B4
#B5BED1

Blue Nova in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Blue Nova with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Blue Nova
Triad #925B6D
Triad #6D925B
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Blue Nova in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; blue nova carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Blue Nova

A paragraph with a link set in this color, which is dark enough for text on white.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#5B6D92
Protanopia (no red cones)#607094
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#5B6B91
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#4A757A

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	5.18:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	4.04:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	5.18:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	4.04:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	4.53:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --blue-nova: #5b6d92;
  --blue-nova-rgb: 91 109 146;
  --blue-nova-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Blue Nova is Benjamin Moore 825, with a hex of #5B6D92 and an RGB of 91, 109, 146. Unlike most of the neutrals in the same batch, this is an actual blue: the blue channel is 55 steps above red, which makes the color obvious from across a room.

What the file measures

HSL reads hsl(220, 23%, 46%) and OKLCH reads oklch(53.5% 0.062 264.3). Chroma of 0.062 is the highest here, and the file calls it a clear blue color, not a neutral, with a hue near 264 degrees. The LRV is 16.98, very dark. A wall in this color will take in light, and the blue will look deeper in shade and brighter on a sunny wall.

Benjamin Moore's list of partners

The brand lists Paper White (1590), Mount Saint Anne (1565), Monterey White (HC-27) and Quincy Tan (HC-25). No page exists for any of them yet, so only codes can be given. The names suggest two pale whites and two warmer neutrals, which is a useful structure for a blue room, but confirm it with chips since names alone prove nothing.

Worked example

Picture a home office where you appear on video calls each day, with one wall behind the desk. Painting just that wall in Blue Nova at LRV 16.98 gives the camera a calm, saturated backdrop, and the other three walls can stay pale in Paper White. Keep the desk lamp angled away from that wall so it does not wash the color out. Since the window is on the side, sample a large board and check it on camera at the hours you usually meet, because the screen will show it differently than your eyes do.

For a slide or label with this fill, white text measures 5.18:1 and black 4.04:1. White clears the 4.5:1 mark for body copy; black does not and should be kept to large text.

Distance from other colors

There is no close substitute in this data. The nearest Benjamin Moore entries are Black Pepper (2130-40) at ΔE 11.3, Vermont Slate (1673) at 11.8 and Wolf Gray (2127-40) at 12.6. All are over 5, which means clearly different.

Other brands fare no better. Sherwin-Williams Downing Slate (SW 2819) is 13.2, Behr Dark Ash (770F-5) is 14.8, Sherwin-Williams Software (SW 7074) is 16.4 and Peppercorn (SW 7674) is 16.8. That is useful to know: if you want this blue, order this blue, because gray-leaning options will not read the same.