Touch Of Blue (PPG 1242-2)
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Touch Of Blue (PPG 1242-2) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Touch Of Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Touch Of Blue 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 Touch Of Blue, 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 | Wondrous Blue | SW 6807 | 59 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Jet Stream | 814 | 65.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pacific Panorama | 570A-3 | 65.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Escape | 4007-7B | 65 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Touch Of Blue (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Touch Of Blue
Darker than Touch Of Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1242-2 |
| Hex | #C2D7E9 |
| RGB | 194, 215, 233 |
| HSL | 208°, 47%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, -3.3, -11.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Touch Of Blue (PPG 1242-2), published as #C2D7E9
#AFCDE7
#D6E1E9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Touch Of Blue (PPG 1242-2)?
- Touch Of Blue has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Touch Of Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Touch Of Blue in another brand?
- Pacific Panorama (Behr 570A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Touch Of Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Touch Of Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.2; 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.