Prom Dress Blue
50BB 63/107 · #CACFE5 · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Prom Dress Blue, Really?
Prom Dress Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50BB 63/107 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Prom Dress Blue
Prom Dress 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Prom Dress Blue
At LRV 63, Prom Dress 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 Prom Dress 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 50BB 63/107 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 | BreathtakingSW 6814 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Artistic VioletP550-2 · Behr | 1.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | English Hyacinth1417 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Eventide8001-47B · Valspar | 2.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Globe ThistlePPG1246-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hushed Violet241-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Prom Dress 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 #CACFE5 in HSL space. Pair Prom Dress Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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