Fairy Tale Blue (BM 2055-50)
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Fairy Tale Blue (BM 2055-50) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.4, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fairy Tale Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fairy Tale 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 Fairy Tale 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 | Cloudless | SW 6786 | 56 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Not A Cloud In Sight | MQ4-50 | 51 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Fiesta Blue | 5003-10A | 49 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Idyllic Isle | 1235-4 | 52 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Fairy Tale Blue (LRV 52.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Fairy Tale Blue
Darker than Fairy Tale Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2055-50 |
| Hex | #78CBDA |
| RGB | 120, 203, 218 |
| HSL | 189°, 57%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.1, -21.4, -15.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fairy Tale Blue (BM 2055-50), published as #78CBDA
#5EC1D8
#90D5DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fairy Tale Blue (BM 2055-50)?
- Fairy Tale Blue has an LRV of 52.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fairy Tale Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fairy Tale Blue in another brand?
- Not A Cloud In Sight (Behr MQ4-50) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Fairy Tale Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fairy Tale Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.3; 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.