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Rapture Blue SW 6773
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Rapture Blue sits at L* 74.1, a* -18.9, b* -11.8. Its hue angle is 212° and its chroma is 22.3, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 6%.
LRV 46.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.8, Rapture Blue is lighter than 58% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Rapture 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How Blue Am I? | 752 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Pool Blue | 2052-50 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Madison Avenue | 759 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rapture 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shallow Sea | 520D-4 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Not A Cloud In Sight | MQ4-50 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Azure Lake | M470-4 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfin' | SW 9048 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| After the Rain | SW 9047 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nautilus | SW 6780 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Slick Blue | SW 6949 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gentle Aquamarine | SW 9046 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cloudless | SW 6786 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sky Fall SW 9049 · lighter, LRV 50.8
- Agua Fría SW 9053 · lighter, LRV 51.6
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · lighter, LRV 51.9
- Nautilus SW 6780 · darker, LRV 41.8
- Ebbtide SW 6493 · darker, LRV 41.2
- Fountain SW 6787 · darker, LRV 39.4
Colors that go with Rapture Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rapture Blue:
- Earl Grey SW 7660
- Briny SW 6775
- Blue Horizon SW 6497
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Youthful Coral SW 6604 · complementary (180°)
- Little Blue Box SW 9044 · analogous (−30°)
- Regale Blue SW 6801 · analogous (+30°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (120°)
- Earthy Ochre SW 9532 · triadic (240°)
Rapture Blue vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 13.1) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 46.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 14.4) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 46.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 17.2) is darker (LRV 44.1 vs 46.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.