Rainbow Bright (PPG 1243-7)
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Rainbow Bright (PPG 1243-7) 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 Rainbow Bright
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Rainbow Bright 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 Rainbow Bright, 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 | Hyper Blue | SW 6965 | 10 | 5.0 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mosaic | CC-874 | 14.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Running Water | S-G-580 | 11.3 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Deep Space | 4008-8C | 12 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Rainbow Bright (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Rainbow Bright
Darker than Rainbow Bright
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1243-7 |
| Hex | #2863AD |
| RGB | 40, 99, 173 |
| HSL | 213°, 62%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.8, 7.5, -45.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rainbow Bright (PPG 1243-7), published as #2863AD
#005BAA
#4B6BAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rainbow Bright (PPG 1243-7)?
- Rainbow Bright has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rainbow Bright is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rainbow Bright in another brand?
- Mosaic (BM CC-874) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Rainbow Bright warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Rainbow Bright as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -45.0; 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.