Mozart Blue (BM 1665)
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Mozart Blue (BM 1665) is a very deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.9, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mozart Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mozart 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 Mozart 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 | Inky Blue | SW 9149 | 15 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Shipyard | S500-6 | 14.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire Fleet Blue | 4006-6C | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smoke Blue | 1156-5 | 17 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Mozart Blue (LRV 16.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Mozart Blue
Darker than Mozart Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1665 |
| Hex | #537284 |
| RGB | 83, 114, 132 |
| HSL | 202°, 23%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.4, -6.3, -13.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mozart Blue (BM 1665), published as #537284
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mozart Blue (BM 1665)?
- Mozart Blue has an LRV of 16.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mozart Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mozart Blue in another brand?
- Inky Blue (SW 9149) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Mozart Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mozart Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.5; 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.