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Sporty Blue SW 6522
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Sporty Blue sits at L* 56.0, a* -4.6, b* -17.4. Its hue angle is 255° and its chroma is 18.0, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 5%.
LRV 23.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.9, Sporty Blue is lighter than 31% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Sporty Blue
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Blue Jeans | 839 | 0.64 | Practically identical | |
| Blue Nose | 1678 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Nose | CC-800 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sporty Blue
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americana | 570D-5 | 0.29 | Practically identical | |
| Treasure Map | S500-5 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thundercloud | S520-5 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanda | SW 6529 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Smoky Azurite | SW 9148 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Leisure Blue | SW 6515 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bracing Blue | SW 6242 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Cruise | SW 7606 | 4.30 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Perfect Periwinkle | SW 9065 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dried Lavender SW 9072 · lighter, LRV 29.3
- Lobelia SW 6809 · lighter, LRV 29.9
- Dyer's Woad SW 9071 · lighter, LRV 30.2
- Searching Blue SW 6536 · darker, LRV 20.6
- Soulful Blue SW 6543 · darker, LRV 20.3
- St. Bart's SW 7614 · darker, LRV 18.4
Colors that go with Sporty Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Sporty Blue:
- Natural Choice SW 7011
- Emberglow SW 6627
- Rarified Air SW 6525
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dapper Tan SW 6144 · complementary (180°)
- Georgian Revival Blue SW 7609 · analogous (−30°)
- Soulful Blue SW 6543 · analogous (+30°)
- Audrey's Blush SW 9001 · triadic (120°)
- Inland SW 6452 · triadic (240°)
Sporty Blue vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 10.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 17.5) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 23.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 18.1) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 23.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.