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Soulful Blue SW 6543
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Soulful Blue sits at L* 52.1, a* 2.1, b* -12.2. Its hue angle is 280° and its chroma is 12.4, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 12%.
LRV 20.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.3, Soulful Blue is lighter than 26% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Soulful 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxe | AF-580 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| In the Twilight | CC-934 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| In the Twilight | 1434 | 0.97 | Practically identical |
Closest Behr match to Soulful 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasia | S550-5 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Majestic Mount | 620F-5 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Little Theater | MQ5-07 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searching Blue | SW 6536 | 4.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mythical | SW 6550 | 6.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Storm Cloud | SW 6249 | 6.99 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Downing Slate | SW 2819 | 7.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dusty Heather | SW 9073 | 7.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Serious Gray | SW 6256 | 7.29 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Storm Cloud SW 6249 · lighter, LRV 22.7
- Bracing Blue SW 6242 · lighter, LRV 24.6
- Gentle Grape SW 9074 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Distance SW 6243 · darker, LRV 15.2
- Granite Peak SW 6250 · darker, LRV 14.3
- Denim SW 6523 · darker, LRV 13.8
Colors that go with Soulful Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Soulful Blue:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Pale Moss SW 9027
- Spatial White SW 6259
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Country Tweed SW 9519 · complementary (180°)
- Blustery Sky SW 9140 · analogous (−30°)
- Mythical SW 6550 · analogous (+30°)
- Mulberry Silk SW 0001 · triadic (120°)
- Juniper SW 9679 · triadic (240°)
Soulful Blue vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 13.3) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 20.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 14.0) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 20.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.1) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 20.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.