Blue paint colors
Top picks for blue
6 editor's picksEditor's picks + the named blue every designer roundup features. Each card links to a single-color reference or full brand guide.
More blue shades
12 variantsDrill into shade variants — modifier-specific bands (light, deep, muted) and named in-between shades each link to their own hub with cross-brand matches.
Blue at every US brand
10 brands · 5 picks each5 picks per brand spread across the LRV range, drawn from each brand's full blue lineup. Tap any swatch for its single-color spec; tap the brand title for the brand's complete deck.
Behr
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Clare
Top Kompozit blue
67 in deckKompozit's deck has 67 colors that match the blue band. The 5 below are spread across the LRV range — pick a darkness, hit Amazon for the can.
Blue in real rooms
24 roomsCurated picks per room with cross-brand matches at every major US brand.
About blue
Blue is the most popular color for accent walls, kitchen islands, and front doors — and also the family with the widest spread, from pale dove-blues that read almost grey, to inky near-black navies, to saturated cobalts that read almost royal. Teal-leaning blues (the green-blue overlap) live next door in the Teal family.
The picks below cover the practical extremes: Hale Navy as the most-spec'd dark blue in North America, SW Naval for an even deeper, blacker take, Classic Blue as the saturated mid-tone, and pale denim and sky blues for soft rooms. Match LRV to the room: under 10 reads near-black in low light, 10–30 reads as a clear deep blue, 30+ starts to read airy.
Blue paint — frequently asked questions
What is the most popular navy blue paint color?+
Benjamin Moore Hale Navy (HC-154, LRV 6) is the most-spec'd navy in US designer rooms — it has shown up on more roundups than any other paint chip in the last decade. Sherwin-Williams Naval (SW 6244, LRV 4) is the slightly deeper, more saturated alternative. Both work for dining rooms, kitchen islands, libraries, and front doors.
Where does blue sit between navy, teal, and indigo?+
Navy is dark, low-LRV blue (LRV 3–10). Teal is the blue-green crossover and lives in its own family. Indigo is deeper than navy with a violet cast. Within our Blue family: under LRV 10 is navy/midnight, 10–30 is deep blue, 30–60 is mid blue (denim, French blue), 60+ is light blue (sky, powder, baby blue).
What is the best blue paint for a north-facing room?+
Warm-leaning blues with a slight grey or green undertone — they don't go icy in cool flat light. Hale Navy reads warmer than Naval; Stiffkey Blue and Bunting (Magnolia) read warmer still. Avoid pure cool sky blues (icy in north light) and pure violet-leaning blues (read flat).
What color trim goes with navy walls?+
Creamy off-white trim (BM White Dove, SW Alabaster) is the safest pairing. Pure stark white reads too high-contrast and graphic. For an old-house look, paint trim the same navy as the wall ("color drench"); for a modern look, brass hardware and warm oak floors warm the room up.