Santorini Blue (BM 1634)
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Santorini Blue (BM 1634) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.7, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Santorini Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Santorini Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Santorini 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 | Languid Blue | SW 6226 | 46 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Fox | 540E-3 | 42.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Special Delivery | 1037-3 | 43 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Santorini Blue (LRV 44.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Santorini Blue
Darker than Santorini Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1634 |
| Hex | #A2B4BA |
| RGB | 162, 180, 186 |
| HSL | 195°, 15%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.1, -5.0, -5.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Santorini Blue (BM 1634), published as #A2B4BA
#90AAB8
#B5BEBA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Santorini Blue (BM 1634)?
- Santorini Blue has an LRV of 44.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Santorini Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Santorini Blue in another brand?
- Blue Fox (Behr 540E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Santorini Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Santorini Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.2; 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.