Stunning Sapphire (PPG 1158-7)
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Stunning Sapphire (PPG 1158-7) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stunning Sapphire
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Stunning Sapphire by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Stunning Sapphire, 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 | Blueblood | SW 6966 | 7 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | California Blue | 2060-20 | 9.8 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Sapphire Lace | S-G-570 | 10 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Sea Diving | 5001-8C | 10 | 5.4 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Stunning Sapphire (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Stunning Sapphire
Darker than Stunning Sapphire
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1158-7 |
| Hex | #185887 |
| RGB | 24, 88, 135 |
| HSL | 205°, 70%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.8, -2.1, -31.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stunning Sapphire (PPG 1158-7), published as #185887
#005085
#3B6088
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stunning Sapphire (PPG 1158-7)?
- Stunning Sapphire has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stunning Sapphire is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Stunning Sapphire in another brand?
- Sapphire Lace (Behr S-G-570) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Stunning Sapphire warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Stunning Sapphire as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -31.8; 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.