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BENJAMIN MOORE · AF-530

Benjamin Moore Lucerne#3A647D · LRV 14

Lucerne reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore AF-530 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE LUCERNE
RGB 58, 100, 125 LRV 14

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Lucerne
SKU AF-530
Hex #3A647D
RGB 58, 100, 125
HSL 202°, 37%, 36%
LRV 14
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Benjamin Moore Lucerne

With an LRV of 14, Lucerne is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Lucerne works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Honky Tonk Blue
SKU 0619 · #446A8D · LRV 13
ΔE 5.05 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-163
#3B6279
Superior
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 11
JG-87
#445868
Together
ΔE 6.11 · LRV 9
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 15
JG-80
#365862
Water Garden
ΔE 7.59 · LRV 9
JG-92
#42526E
Silos District
ΔE 10.17 · LRV 8

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.16
All blue at Behr →
MQ5-61
#3E6A83
Ocean Storm
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 13
570F-6
#3C6381
Mood Indigo
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 11
HDC-WR15-6
#466477
Winter Evening
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 12
BNC-28
#326377
Nostalgic Evening
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 11
S510-6
#416787
Durango Blue
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 13

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1152-6
#365D73
Brigade
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 10
1160-6
#3A5F7D
Chinese Porcelain
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 11
1163-6
#4C6177
Blue Fjord
ΔE 5.26 · LRV 11
1149-6
#4A6871
Azalea Leaf
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 13
1150-7
#00697C
Caribbean Splash
ΔE 8.11 · LRV 12

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.21
All blue at Valspar →
4004-6C
#39607F
Atlantic Schooner
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 10.7
8003-41F
#316073
Dragon's Lair
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 10
V106-6
#396475
Am I Blue?
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 11.3
V069-5
#306D88
Cottage by the Sea
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 13.3
8004-39F
#3D5F6D
Hobgoblin
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 10

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.29
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5817
#4A657A
Stormy Sea
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 12
DE5790
#336172
Atlantis
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 10
DE5873
#52677B
Periscope
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 13
DE5887
#50647F
Admiral Blue
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 12
DE5881
#445A79
Newbury Port
ΔE 7.76 · LRV 10

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.58
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7607
#416D83
Santorini Blue
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 14
SW 6509
#22657F
Georgian Bay
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 11
SW 48
#47626F
Bunglehouse Blue
ΔE 4.71 · LRV 11
SW 6229
#47626A
Tempe Star
ΔE 6.95 · LRV 11
SW 6537
#516582
Luxe Blue
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 13

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.89
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 18
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 7.34 · LRV 8
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 15.52 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 20.87 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 29.74 · LRV 14

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.98
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-DP-45
#357285
Sublime
ΔE 6.98 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 7.5 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 8.33 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 10.94 · LRV 13

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.32
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 7.32 · LRV 10
NO. 30
#3D4E57
Hague Blue
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 7
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 10.91 · LRV 13
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 12.72 · LRV 16
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 14.3 · LRV 13

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Lucerne within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

749
Bainbridge Blue
LRV 14
763
Coat of Arms
LRV 15
CSP-685
Stained Glass
LRV null
756
Varsity Blues
LRV 14
1673
Vermont Slate
LRV 13
1659
Spellbound
LRV 13

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3A647D in HSL space. Pair Lucerne with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3A647D + #7D533A
TRIADIC
#3A647D · #7D3A64 · #647D3A
ANALOGOUS
#3A7D74 · #3A647D · #3A437D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
6.37:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.3:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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