Viva La Bleu (PPG 1242-3)
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Viva La Bleu (PPG 1242-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Viva La Bleu
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Viva La Bleu 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 Viva La Bleu, 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 | Celestial | SW 6808 | 44 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Swiss Blue | 815 | 53 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Toile Blue | P520-3 | 48.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Loyalty | 4006-7C | 53 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Viva La Bleu (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Viva La Bleu
Darker than Viva La Bleu
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1242-3 |
| Hex | #97BEE2 |
| RGB | 151, 190, 226 |
| HSL | 209°, 56%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, -4.5, -22.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Viva La Bleu (PPG 1242-3), published as #97BEE2
#81B4E0
#ACC8E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Viva La Bleu (PPG 1242-3)?
- Viva La Bleu has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Viva La Bleu is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Viva La Bleu in another brand?
- Toile Blue (Behr P520-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Viva La Bleu warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Viva La Bleu as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.2; 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.