Singing The Blues (PPG 1159-7)
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Singing The Blues (PPG 1159-7) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Singing The Blues
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Singing The Blues 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 Singing The Blues, 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 | Commodore | SW 6524 | 6 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cefalú Beach | 2061-20 | 7.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Outerspace | ECC-53-3 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Iris | 4009-5 | 8 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Singing The Blues (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Singing The Blues
Darker than Singing The Blues
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1159-7 |
| Hex | #2B4D68 |
| RGB | 43, 77, 104 |
| HSL | 207°, 41%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.4, -3.6, -19.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Singing The Blues (PPG 1159-7), published as #2B4D68
#094566
#415568
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Singing The Blues (PPG 1159-7)?
- Singing The Blues has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Singing The Blues is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Singing The Blues in another brand?
- Cefalú Beach (BM 2061-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Singing The Blues warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Singing The Blues as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.4; 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.