Sailor's Sea Blue (BM 2063-40)
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Sailor's Sea Blue (BM 2063-40) is a deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 28.6, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sailor's Sea Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sailor's Sea 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 Sailor's Sea 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 | Dynamic Blue | SW 6958 | 24 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Perfect Sky | P510-5 | 27.6 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Blue Burst | 4008-10B | 27 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Quiet Night | 1239-5 | 24 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Sailor's Sea Blue (LRV 28.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Sailor's Sea Blue
Darker than Sailor's Sea Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2063-40 |
| Hex | #4A93BE |
| RGB | 74, 147, 190 |
| HSL | 202°, 47%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.1, -9.8, -29.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sailor's Sea Blue (BM 2063-40), published as #4A93BE
#248ABC
#669CBE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sailor's Sea Blue (BM 2063-40)?
- Sailor's Sea Blue has an LRV of 28.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sailor's Sea Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sailor's Sea Blue in another brand?
- Quiet Night (PPG 1239-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Sailor's Sea Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sailor's Sea Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -29.2; 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.