Sea Fantasy (PPG 1234-6)
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Sea Fantasy (PPG 1234-6) is a deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Fantasy
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sea Fantasy 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 Sea Fantasy, 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 | Splashy | SW 6942 | 21 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | San Jose Blue | 741 | 28.1 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Paradise Landscape | P460-6 | 23.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cool Rain | 5005-10C | 26 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Sea Fantasy (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Fantasy
Darker than Sea Fantasy
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1234-6 |
| Hex | #1A9597 |
| RGB | 26, 149, 151 |
| HSL | 181°, 71%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.0, -30.1, -10.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Fantasy (PPG 1234-6), published as #1A9597
#008B95
#429F97
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Fantasy (PPG 1234-6)?
- Sea Fantasy has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Fantasy is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Fantasy in another brand?
- Paradise Landscape (Behr P460-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sea Fantasy warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sea Fantasy as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.2; 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.