Apollo Blue
CW-645 · Benjamin Moore
GrayView Apollo Blue CW-645 on the Benjamin Moore site ↗Hex
#768483
LRV
24
Family
Gray
CW-645
Color profile
Light value
24 · Deep
Undertone
Cool cool, teal cast
Family
Gray Also reads blue
“A mixture of the 18th century pigments Prussian blue, lamp black and white give Apollo blue a chalky, urban sensibility.”— Benjamin Moore
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 24 Deep · absorbs more light than it reflects
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Apollo BlueSimilar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareApollo Blue vs Portsmouth
24LRV22
#768483Hex#768482
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, teal cast
Portsmouth is near-identical · 2 points darker compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Nature Retreat
24LRV23
#768483Hex#7B8787
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, teal cast
Nature Retreat is very close match compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs De Nimes
24LRV21
#768483Hex#748284
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue cast
De Nimes is very close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Rough Ride
24LRV23
#768483Hex#7A8687
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue cast
Rough Ride is very close match compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Pacific Palisades
24LRV22
#768483Hex#778580
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, teal lean
Pacific Palisades is very close match · 1 points darker · warmer compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Juniper Ash
24LRV23
#768483Hex#798884
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, teal lean
Juniper Ash is very close match · warmer compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Thunderbolt
24LRV23
#768483Hex#7C8783
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, teal cast
Thunderbolt is very close match · warmer compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Deep Thoughts
24LRV22
#768483Hex#728687
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue lean
Deep Thoughts is very close match · 1 points darker · cooler compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Taiga
24LRV21
#768483Hex#768078
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, green lean
Taiga is close match · 3 points darker · warmer compared with Apollo Blue.
Apollo Blue vs Barrow Blue No.G8
24LRV19
#768483Hex#6C7C80
GrayFamilyBlue
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue lean
Barrow Blue No.G8 is close match · 5 points darker · cooler compared with Apollo Blue.
The full strip
Light to dark · hover to open a colorApollo Blue, answered
What is the LRV of Apollo Blue?
Apollo Blue (CW-645) by Benjamin Moore has a Light Reflectance Value of 24, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is Apollo Blue a warm or cool color?
Apollo Blue has a cool undertone (cool, teal cast).
What is the closest match to Apollo Blue from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Apollo Blue is Portsmouth (SW 9644) by Sherwin-Williams, near-identical · 2 points darker.
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