Sea Life (BM 2118-40)
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Sea Life (BM 2118-40) is a deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Life
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sea Life by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Sea Life, 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 | Special Gray | SW 6277 | 19 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Infamous | N540-5 | 19.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Seattle Haze | 4003-4B | 21 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Magic Dust | 13-24 | 21 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Sea Life (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Life
Darker than Sea Life
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2118-40 |
| Hex | #7B7C88 |
| RGB | 123, 124, 136 |
| HSL | 235°, 5%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.3, 2.1, -6.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Life (BM 2118-40), published as #7B7C88
#6A7386
#8C8588
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Life (BM 2118-40)?
- Sea Life has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Life is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Life in another brand?
- Infamous (Behr N540-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sea Life warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sea Life as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.6; 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.