Benjamin Moore Hale Navy#495264 · LRV 6
Why this color. The benchmark navy for cabinets and front doors; BM's most-searched dark color.
Hale Navy reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-154 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Hale Navy |
| SKU | HC-154 |
| Hex | #495264 |
| RGB | 73, 82, 100 |
| HSL | 220°, 16%, 34% |
| LRV | 6 |
| 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.
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Valspar
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #495264 in HSL space. Pair Hale Navy 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.