Pageant Song (PPG 1163-3)
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Pageant Song (PPG 1163-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pageant Song
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pageant Song 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 Pageant Song, 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 | Icy | SW 6534 | 56 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Instinct | AF-575 | 55.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Hyacinth Tint | 590E-3 | 54.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Glacier Mist | 4005-3B | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Pageant Song (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Pageant Song
Darker than Pageant Song
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1163-3 |
| Hex | #B6C3D1 |
| RGB | 182, 195, 209 |
| HSL | 211°, 23%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, -1.6, -8.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pageant Song (PPG 1163-3), published as #B6C3D1
#A3B9CF
#C9CDD1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pageant Song (PPG 1163-3)?
- Pageant Song has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pageant Song is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pageant Song in another brand?
- Hyacinth Tint (Behr 590E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Pageant Song warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pageant Song as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.5; 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.