Aviator Blue
237-3DB · #B9D6E5 · LRV 64 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Aviator Blue64
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Aviator Blue, Really?
Aviator Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 237-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Aviator Blue
Aviator Blue is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Aviator Blue
At LRV 64, Aviator Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Aviator Blue are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 237-3DB directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Something BlueSW 6800 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | MillstreamPPU14-16 · Behr | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mediterranean Breeze799 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Escape4007-7B · Valspar | 1.9 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Everglade MistPPG1150-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Siesta Key Blue70BG 67/126 · Glidden | 1.1 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Aviator Blue within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B9D6E5 in HSL space. Pair Aviator Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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