Blue Suede Shoes (BM 798)
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Blue Suede Shoes (BM 798) is a very deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.5, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Suede Shoes
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Suede Shoes 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 Suede Shoes, 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 | Frank Blue | SW 6967 | 8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Dark Cobalt Blue | PPU15-03 | 9.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Deep Space | 4008-8C | 12 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Florentine Lapis | 1244-7 | 9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Blue Suede Shoes (LRV 11.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Suede Shoes
Darker than Blue Suede Shoes
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 798 |
| Hex | #2F5688 |
| RGB | 47, 86, 136 |
| HSL | 214°, 49%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.1, 3.0, -32.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Suede Shoes (BM 798), published as #2F5688
#004E86
#495E89
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Suede Shoes (BM 798)?
- Blue Suede Shoes has an LRV of 11.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Suede Shoes is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Suede Shoes in another brand?
- Dark Cobalt Blue (Behr PPU15-03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Suede Shoes warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Suede Shoes as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -32.0; 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.