Blue Calico (PPG 1246-7)
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Blue Calico (PPG 1246-7) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Calico
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Calico by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Calico, 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.
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Blue Calico (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Calico
Darker than Blue Calico
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1246-7 |
| Hex | #5868AE |
| RGB | 88, 104, 174 |
| HSL | 229°, 35%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.7, 13.7, -39.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Calico (PPG 1246-7), published as #5868AE
#3F60AC
#6F71AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Calico (PPG 1246-7)?
- Blue Calico has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Calico is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Calico in another brand?
- Electrify (Behr T13-9) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Blue Calico warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Calico as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -39.3; 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.