Bistro Blue (BM 1421)
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Bistro Blue (BM 1421) is a very deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.3, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bistro Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bistro Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bistro Blue, 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 | Fully Purple | SW 6983 | 8 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wild Elderberry | 620B-7 | 10.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Classic Royal Blue | 4009-8 | 9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Roman Violet | 1170-7 | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Bistro Blue (LRV 13.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Bistro Blue
Darker than Bistro Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1421 |
| Hex | #53588A |
| RGB | 83, 88, 138 |
| HSL | 235°, 25%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.0, 11.3, -28.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bistro Blue (BM 1421), published as #53588A
#3E5088
#67608B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bistro Blue (BM 1421)?
- Bistro Blue has an LRV of 13.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bistro Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bistro Blue in another brand?
- Wild Elderberry (Behr 620B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bistro Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bistro Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -28.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.