Silver Blueberry (PPG 1163-5)
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Silver Blueberry (PPG 1163-5) 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 Silver Blueberry
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silver Blueberry 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 Silver Blueberry, 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 | Searching Blue | SW 6536 | 21 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bachelor Blue | 1629 | 23.5 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Provence | ICC-74 | 20.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Retro-Colonial Blue | 4006-4B | 19 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Silver Blueberry (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Blueberry
Darker than Silver Blueberry
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1163-5 |
| Hex | #6C8096 |
| RGB | 108, 128, 150 |
| HSL | 211°, 17%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.8, -2.0, -14.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Blueberry (PPG 1163-5), published as #6C8096
#597794
#7F8996
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Blueberry (PPG 1163-5)?
- Silver Blueberry has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Blueberry is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Blueberry in another brand?
- Provence (Behr ICC-74) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Silver Blueberry warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silver Blueberry as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.2; 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.