Bold Blue (BM 2064-10)
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Bold Blue (BM 2064-10) is a very deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 5.6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bold Blue
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bold Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Bold 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 | Majestic Purple | SW 6545 | 5 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Majestic Blue | HDC-MD-01 | 5.7 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Spirit Blue | 4011-9 | 7 | 7.7 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Victory Blue | 1165-7 | 5 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Bold Blue (LRV 5.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Bold Blue
Darker than Bold Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2064-10 |
| Hex | #2B3558 |
| RGB | 43, 53, 88 |
| HSL | 227°, 34%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 22.9, 6.8, -22.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bold Blue (BM 2064-10), published as #2B3558
#132D56
#3E3D59
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bold Blue (BM 2064-10)?
- Bold Blue has an LRV of 5.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bold Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bold Blue in another brand?
- Majestic Purple (SW 6545) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 4.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Bold Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bold Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.4; 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.