Ship's Harbor (PPG 1161-5)
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Ship's Harbor (PPG 1161-5) is a deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ship's Harbor
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ship's Harbor 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 Ship's Harbor, 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 | Perfect Periwinkle | SW 9065 | 23 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Finley Blue | CW-620 | 22.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Warm Spring | 560B-6 | 21.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Wellspring | 4007-8B | 22 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Ship's Harbor (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Ship's Harbor
Darker than Ship's Harbor
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1161-5 |
| Hex | #4F84AF |
| RGB | 79, 132, 175 |
| HSL | 207°, 38%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.2, -5.0, -28.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ship's Harbor (PPG 1161-5), published as #4F84AF
#317BAD
#688DAF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ship's Harbor (PPG 1161-5)?
- Ship's Harbor has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ship's Harbor is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ship's Harbor in another brand?
- Warm Spring (Behr 560B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Ship's Harbor warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ship's Harbor as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -28.1; 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.