Blue Silk (PPG 1244-2)
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Blue Silk (PPG 1244-2) 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 Silk
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Silk 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 Silk, 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 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Satin | 2067-70 | 76.5 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ice Drop | M530-1 | 72.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Sky | 4003-5B | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Blue Silk (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Silk
Darker than Blue Silk
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1244-2 |
| Hex | #D0DCE8 |
| RGB | 208, 220, 232 |
| HSL | 210°, 34%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -1.7, -7.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Silk (PPG 1244-2), published as #D0DCE8
#BDD2E6
#E3E6E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Silk (PPG 1244-2)?
- Blue Silk 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 Silk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Silk in another brand?
- Ice Drop (Behr M530-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Silk warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Silk as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.2; 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.