Blue Me Away (Behr M510-1)
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Blue Me Away (Behr M510-1) is a light, cool blue from Behr: LRV 69.4, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Me Away
Four Behr colors picked for Blue Me Away by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Blue Me Away, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rhythmic Blue | SW 6806 | 69 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Breath of Fresh Air | 806 | 69.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Raindrop | 4005-5A | 68 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blue Pearl | 1157-2 | 67 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Blue Me Away (LRV 69.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Me Away
Darker than Blue Me Away
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M510-1 |
| Hex | #C9DCE7 |
| RGB | 201, 220, 231 |
| HSL | 202°, 38%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, -4.1, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Me Away (Behr M510-1), published as #C9DCE7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Me Away (Behr M510-1)?
- Blue Me Away has an LRV of 69.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Me Away is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Me Away in another brand?
- Blue Raindrop (Valspar 4005-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Me Away warm or cool?
- Behr lists Blue Me Away as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.