BLUES
#5E7480
Reading classic, Thousand Oceans lands in the blues family at HSL 201°, 15%, 44%. The low saturation gives it a quiet, atmospheric quality, and the hue reads cool — closer to shadow and depth. Works well in bathrooms, kitchens, kids rooms, especially for wall colors, upholstery, trim, decor accents. Pairs naturally with soft whites, blonde wood, brushed nickel, natural linen.
Benjamin Moore
Thousand Oceans 1645
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-Complementary
Tetradic
Lighter
Darker
Saturation
Best Rooms
bathrooms, kitchens, kids rooms
Best Uses
wall colors, upholstery, trim, decor accents
Pairs With
soft whites, blonde wood, brushed nickel, natural linen
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Open this color in a ready 5-color palette — lighter, darker, complementary and accent shades pre-built. Edit, customize, and download in 15 designer formats free.
BUILD PALETTE WITH THIS COLOR →#5E7480 is Thousand Oceans, a mid blue with a cool undertone.
Thousand Oceans reads cool, which influences how it interacts with surrounding tones and natural light.
Thousand Oceans works well in bathrooms, kitchens, kids rooms. Designers typically use it for wall colors, upholstery, trim, decor accents.
Thousand Oceans pairs naturally with soft whites, blonde wood, brushed nickel, natural linen. Its complementary color is also a strong contrast option for accents.
You can download Thousand Oceans on dsgn.house in 15 designer formats including CSS gradient, Figma, Procreate swatches, Tailwind config, Adobe ASE, SVG, and 4K wallpapers — all free.
#5E7480 converts to RGB 94, 116, 128.