Freedom Found (PPG 1040-6)
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Freedom Found (PPG 1040-6) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Freedom Found
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Freedom Found 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 Freedom Found, 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 | Distance | SW 6243 | 15 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stillwater | 1650 | 19.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Hypnotic | MQ5-19 | 17.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Magnet Dapple | 4007-4A | 19 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Freedom Found (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Freedom Found
Darker than Freedom Found
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1040-6 |
| Hex | #657682 |
| RGB | 101, 118, 130 |
| HSL | 205°, 13%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.7, -3.4, -8.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Freedom Found (PPG 1040-6), published as #657682
#536D80
#777F82
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Freedom Found (PPG 1040-6)?
- Freedom Found has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Freedom Found is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Freedom Found in another brand?
- Hypnotic (Behr MQ5-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Freedom Found warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Freedom Found as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.7; 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.