Victoria Blue (PPG 1243-4)
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Victoria Blue (PPG 1243-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Victoria Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Victoria 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 Victoria 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 | Celestial | SW 6808 | 44 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Aqua Marina | 816 | 42.7 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bluebird | PPU15-12 | 41.7 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Autumn Sky | 4008-7C | 43 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Victoria Blue (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Victoria Blue
Darker than Victoria Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1243-4 |
| Hex | #7DAEE1 |
| RGB | 125, 174, 225 |
| HSL | 211°, 63%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.5, -2.9, -30.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Victoria Blue (PPG 1243-4), published as #7DAEE1
#64A4DF
#94B8E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Victoria Blue (PPG 1243-4)?
- Victoria Blue has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Victoria Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Victoria Blue in another brand?
- Autumn Sky (Valspar 4008-7C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Victoria Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Victoria Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -30.7; 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.