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Regale Blue SW 6801
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Regale Blue sits at L* 70.9, a* -10.6, b* -20.9. Its hue angle is 243° and its chroma is 23.4, 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 0%.
LRV 42.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 42.2, Regale Blue is lighter than 53% 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 Regale 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidal Wave | 2061-50 | 0.66 | Practically identical | |
| St. Lucia Skies | 781 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Marguerite | 2063-50 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Regale 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Cruise | 550D-5 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Frisky Blue | M490-4 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Simply Posh | MQ5-55 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolute Blue | SW 6507 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Undercool | SW 6957 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flyway | SW 6794 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Beyond | SW 6961 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sky Fall | SW 9049 | 4.95 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Candid Blue | SW 6953 | 5.55 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · lighter, LRV 45.1
- Candid Blue SW 6953 · lighter, LRV 47.6
- Undercool SW 6957 · lighter, LRV 49.1
- Cosmos SW 6528 · darker, LRV 37.9
- Notable Hue SW 6521 · darker, LRV 36.7
- Baby Blue Eyes SW 9070 · darker, LRV 33.9
Colors that go with Regale Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Regale Blue:
- Steely Gray SW 7664
- Easy Green SW 6450
- Iceberg SW 6798
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Deer Valley SW 7720 · complementary (180°)
- Nautilus SW 6780 · analogous (−30°)
- Indulgent SW 6969 · analogous (+30°)
- Haute Pink SW 6570 · triadic (120°)
- Haven SW 6437 · triadic (240°)
Regale Blue vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 14.0) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 42.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 17.0) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 42.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 17.7) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 42.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.