Port Au Prince (PPG 1238-7)
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Port Au Prince (PPG 1238-7) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Port Au Prince
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Port Au Prince 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 Port Au Prince, 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 | Adriatic Sea | SW 6790 | 9 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Laguna Blue | 2059-30 | 16.7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Blue Ocean | 550B-7 | 14.5 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Pacific Pleasure | 5009-10 | 13 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Port Au Prince (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Port Au Prince
Darker than Port Au Prince
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1238-7 |
| Hex | #006A93 |
| RGB | 0, 106, 147 |
| HSL | 197°, 100%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.9, -10.1, -29.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Port Au Prince (PPG 1238-7), published as #006A93
#006191
#377394
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Port Au Prince (PPG 1238-7)?
- Port Au Prince has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Port Au Prince is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Port Au Prince in another brand?
- Laguna Blue (BM 2059-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Port Au Prince warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Port Au Prince as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -29.6; 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.