Fairview Blue (BM 779)
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Fairview Blue (BM 779) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62.4, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fairview Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fairview 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 Fairview 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 | Something Blue | SW 6800 | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Monaco | 550C-3 | 61.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfectly Blue | 4007-9B | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ariel | 1237-3 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Fairview Blue (LRV 62.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Fairview Blue
Darker than Fairview Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 779 |
| Hex | #A9D4E7 |
| RGB | 169, 212, 231 |
| HSL | 198°, 56%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, -9.8, -13.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fairview Blue (BM 779), published as #A9D4E7
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#BEDEE7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fairview Blue (BM 779)?
- Fairview Blue has an LRV of 62.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fairview Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fairview Blue in another brand?
- Monaco (Behr 550C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fairview Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fairview Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.9; 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.