Blue By You (PPG 1035-3)
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Blue By You (PPG 1035-3) is a medium, neutral blue from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue By You
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue By You by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Blue By You, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Aqua-Sphere | SW 7613 | 41 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Colorado Gray | 2136-50 | 44.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hopeful Blue | BIC-23 | 46.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Blue By You (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue By You
Darker than Blue By You
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1035-3 |
| Hex | #A0B7BA |
| RGB | 160, 183, 186 |
| HSL | 187°, 16%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.8, -7.2, -4.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue By You (PPG 1035-3), published as #A0B7BA
#8EADB8
#B3C1BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue By You (PPG 1035-3)?
- Blue By You has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue By You is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue By You in another brand?
- Colorado Gray (BM 2136-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue By You warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue By You as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.