Blue Belle Island (BM 782)
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Blue Belle Island (BM 782) is a deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 38.5, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Belle Island
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Belle Island 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 Blue Belle Island, 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 | Flyway | SW 6794 | 39 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Windjammer | 550B-5 | 34.8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Rolling Sea | 5001-10B | 32 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mystic Blue | 1237-5 | 34 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Blue Belle Island (LRV 38.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Belle Island
Darker than Blue Belle Island
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 782 |
| Hex | #5EABD1 |
| RGB | 94, 171, 209 |
| HSL | 200°, 56%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.6, -13.0, -26.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Belle Island (BM 782), published as #5EABD1
#3FA1CF
#78B5D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Belle Island (BM 782)?
- Blue Belle Island has an LRV of 38.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Belle Island is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Belle Island in another brand?
- Mystic Blue (PPG 1237-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Blue Belle Island warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Belle Island as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -26.6; 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.