Misty Blue
What Misty Blue Actually Looks Like
Misty Blue 820 is a pale, muted blue with a gray quality that keeps it from reading as bold or babyish. It sits in that quiet middle ground between a true blue and a blue-gray, light enough to feel open and airy but with enough color to register clearly on the wall. It is not a stark or icy blue. The overall impression is soft and settled.
Misty Blue Undertones
The color carries gray undertones that temper the blue and give it a slightly dusty, hazy quality. In lower light or north-facing rooms, the gray can become more prominent, pushing the color toward a cool blue-gray. In brighter light or a south-facing room, the blue reads more clearly and the color feels fresher. There is no meaningful green or purple pull based on its color values.
Where Misty Blue Works Best
This color works well in bedrooms, bathrooms, and living spaces where you want a restful, low-key backdrop. Its high light reflectance means it will keep a room feeling open even in a smaller space. It suits coastal or casual interiors but also reads quietly enough for more traditional settings. It can work on all four walls without overwhelming a room.
Where to put Misty Blue
Misty Blue is a natural fit for a bedroom. The cool, muted tone is easy to be around for long stretches, and the lightness keeps the room from feeling closed in. Pair it with warm white trim to stop the room from going too cool.
In a bathroom, especially one with natural light, Misty Blue reads fresh and clean without being harsh. In a windowless bathroom under warm artificial light, the gray undertone will come forward, so test a sample first.
On living room walls, this color acts as an unobtrusive backdrop that lets furniture and artwork lead. It works particularly well in rooms with natural wood tones, which add warmth and balance the coolness of the blue-gray.
The soft, hazy quality of Misty Blue makes it a solid choice for a nursery or young child's room. It avoids the intensity of a saturated blue while still reading clearly as a color, and it grows with a child better than most novelty colors.
What to Pair With Misty Blue
Because no coordinating colors are listed in our database for this color, the pairing guidance below is based on what works with soft blue-grays as a category.
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Colors that clash with Misty Blue
Strong warm yellows and oranges sit across the color wheel from a blue-gray and can create a jarring contrast in furnishings or adjacent rooms.
Pairing Misty Blue with a stark, bright cool white on trim can push the whole room into feeling cold, particularly in north-facing spaces.
Common questions
The LRV is 65.83, which puts it in the light range. It will reflect a good amount of light and keep spaces feeling open rather than heavy.
It can work, but the gray undertone will become more dominant in low north light, and the color may read closer to a medium blue-gray than a soft airy blue. Sample it on the actual wall and look at it at multiple times of day before committing.
Eggshell is the most practical choice for most rooms. It gives a slight sheen that holds up to cleaning without highlighting wall imperfections the way satin can. Flat or matte works in low-traffic spaces like bedrooms if you want the softest, most diffused look.
Yes. Benjamin Moore offers it in both interior and exterior finishes.