Blue Booties (PPG 1241-2)
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Blue Booties (PPG 1241-2) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Booties
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Booties 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 Booties, 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 | Rhythmic Blue | SW 6806 | 69 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Jet Stream | 814 | 65.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Celestial Light | MQ3-24 | 68.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Mist | 4006-9A | 76 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Blue Booties (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Booties
Darker than Blue Booties
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1241-2 |
| Hex | #C8DDEE |
| RGB | 200, 221, 238 |
| HSL | 207°, 53%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -3.5, -10.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Booties (PPG 1241-2), published as #C8DDEE
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#DCE7EE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Booties (PPG 1241-2)?
- Blue Booties has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Booties is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Booties in another brand?
- Celestial Light (Behr MQ3-24) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Blue Booties warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Booties 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.