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Blue Chip SW 6959
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Blue Chip sits at L* 44.2, a* -4.6, b* -37.8. Its hue angle is 263° and its chroma is 38.1, 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 13.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.3, Blue Chip is lighter than 17% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Blue Chip
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaport Blue | 2060-30 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Paddington Blue | 791 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Macaw | 784 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Blue Chip
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerulean | 560B-7 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Jazz Blue | S-G-560 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Cosmic Cobalt | P500-7 | 1.94 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danube | SW 6803 | 4.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hyper Blue | SW 6965 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pulsating Blue | SW 6964 | 5.51 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Jay Blue | SW 6797 | 6.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Plate | SW 6796 | 6.78 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Down Pour | SW 6516 | 7.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Danube SW 6803 · lighter, LRV 16.0
- Lupine SW 6810 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Blue Plate SW 6796 · lighter, LRV 16.7
- Pulsating Blue SW 6964 · darker, LRV 10.5
- Hyper Blue SW 6965 · darker, LRV 9.6
- Jay Blue SW 6797 · darker, LRV 9.2
Colors that go with Blue Chip
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Blue Chip:
- Cardboard SW 6124
- Ivoire SW 6127
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · complementary (180°)
- Amalfi SW 6783 · analogous (−30°)
- Gentian SW 6817 · analogous (+30°)
- Bravado Red SW 6320 · triadic (120°)
- Greenbelt SW 6927 · triadic (240°)
Blue Chip vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 12.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 16.9) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 13.3), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 18.9) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 13.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.