Aristocratic Blue
10BB 50/177 · #A3BEDC · LRV 50 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Aristocratic Blue50
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Aristocratic Blue, Really?
Aristocratic Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 10BB 50/177 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Aristocratic Blue
Aristocratic 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 Aristocratic Blue
At LRV 50, Aristocratic 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 Aristocratic 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 Glidden 10BB 50/177 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Charismatic SkyM520-3 · Behr | 4.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Swiss Blue815 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | September AsterP073 · Valspar | 0.9 | 49.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ValorPPG1244-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Water Drop238-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | January FrostDE5849 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.4 | 46 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Aristocratic Blue within Glidden'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 #A3BEDC in HSL space. Pair Aristocratic Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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