Heavenly Blue (PPG 1159-3)
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Heavenly Blue (PPG 1159-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heavenly Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Heavenly Blue 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 Heavenly Blue, 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 | Windy Blue | SW 6240 | 48 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sapphire Ice | 808 | 50.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Partly Cloudy | S500-3 | 47.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Palisade Blue | 4006-3B | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Heavenly Blue (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Heavenly Blue
Darker than Heavenly Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1159-3 |
| Hex | #A3BBCD |
| RGB | 163, 187, 205 |
| HSL | 206°, 30%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.7, -4.3, -11.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heavenly Blue (PPG 1159-3), published as #A3BBCD
#90B1CB
#B6C5CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heavenly Blue (PPG 1159-3)?
- Heavenly Blue has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heavenly Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Heavenly Blue in another brand?
- Palisade Blue (Valspar 4006-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Heavenly Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Heavenly Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.8; 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.