Blue Opal (PPG 1166-3)
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Blue Opal (PPG 1166-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Opal
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Opal 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 Blue Opal, 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 | Hyacinth Tint | SW 6968 | 60 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Flowers | 1430 | 60.7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Virginia Blue | 610C-3 | 54 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lilac Macchiato | 4002-5B | 52 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Blue Opal (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Opal
Darker than Blue Opal
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1166-3 |
| Hex | #BBC6D9 |
| RGB | 187, 198, 217 |
| HSL | 218°, 28%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.6, 0.1, -10.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Opal (PPG 1166-3), published as #BBC6D9
#A8BCD7
#CED0D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Opal (PPG 1166-3)?
- Blue Opal has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Opal is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Opal in another brand?
- Virginia Blue (Behr 610C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Opal warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Opal as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.7; 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.