Backdrop Mom Jeans#5A6E7E · LRV 18
Why this color. The hero blue-gray on Backdrop's homepage; a viral Pinterest color.
Mom Jeans reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Backdrop BD-MJ actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Backdrop |
| Name | Mom Jeans |
| SKU | BD-MJ |
| Hex | #5A6E7E |
| RGB | 90, 110, 126 |
| HSL | 207°, 17%, 42% |
| LRV | 18 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Blue |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Magnolia Home
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #5A6E7E in HSL space. Pair Mom Jeans with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.