Santa Monica Blue
776 · Benjamin Moore
BlueView Santa Monica Blue 776 on the Benjamin Moore site ↗Hex
#3A6E8C
LRV
16
Family
Blue
776
Color profile
Light value
16 · Deep
Undertone
Cool cool, blue lean
Family
Blue Also reads gray
“This beguiling blue evokes a distant beach at dusk.”— Benjamin Moore
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 16 Deep · absorbs more light than it reflects
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Santa Monica BlueThis colorSanta Monica BlueBenjamin Moore · 776
CoordinatingDistant GrayBenjamin Moore · OC-68CoordinatingCloud CoverBenjamin Moore · OC-25CoordinatingWickham GrayBenjamin Moore · HC-171CoordinatingSummer HarvestBenjamin Moore · CC-190Similar colors
Tap any color to compareSanta Monica Blue vs Bedford Blue
16LRV17
#3A6E8CHex#4E738C
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Santa Monica Blue vs Lucerne
16LRV14
#3A6E8CHex#3A647D
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Santa Monica Blue vs Mozart Blue
16LRV17
#3A6E8CHex#537284
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Santa Monica Blue vs Bainbridge Blue
16LRV14
#3A6E8CHex#33677B
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareSanta Monica Blue vs Sojourn Blue
16LRV14
#3A6E8CHex#416F8B
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Sojourn Blue is very close match · 2 points darker · warmer compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Santa Monica Blue vs Living Stream
16LRV14
#3A6E8CHex#37708C
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Living Stream is very close match · 2 points darker · leans greener compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Santa Monica Blue vs Down Pour
16LRV15
#3A6E8CHex#43718B
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Down Pour is very close match · 1 points darker · warmer compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Santa Monica Blue vs Blue Oasis
16LRV15
#3A6E8CHex#296D93
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Blue Oasis is very close match · 1 points darker · cooler compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Santa Monica Blue vs Cottage by the Sea
16LRV13
#3A6E8CHex#306D88
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Cottage by the Sea is very close match · 3 points darker · leans greener compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Santa Monica Blue vs Santorini Blue
16LRV14
#3A6E8CHex#416D83
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Santorini Blue is close match · 2 points darker · warmer compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Santa Monica Blue vs Cosmic Dust
16LRV17
#3A6E8CHex#347699
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Cosmic Dust is close match · cooler compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Santa Monica Blue vs Veranda Blue
16LRV15
#3A6E8CHex#4F718A
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Veranda Blue is close match · warmer compared with Santa Monica Blue.
Palettes with Santa Monica Blue
Santa Monica Blue, answered
What is the LRV of Santa Monica Blue?
Santa Monica Blue (776) by Benjamin Moore has a Light Reflectance Value of 16, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is Santa Monica Blue a warm or cool color?
Santa Monica Blue has a cool undertone (cool, blue lean).
What is the closest match to Santa Monica Blue from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Santa Monica Blue is Sojourn Blue (M500-5) by Behr, very close match · 2 points darker · warmer.
Benjamin Moore · 776
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