Powder Blue (SW 2863)
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Powder Blue (SW 2863) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Powder Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Powder Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Powder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Dusty Cornflower | CSP-605 | 36.2 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cloisonne Blue | T14-14 | 33.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Lucy Blue | 5001-5C | 39 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Symphony Of Blue | 1035-4 | 33 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Powder Blue (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Powder Blue
Darker than Powder Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2863 |
| Hex | #89A4AD |
| RGB | 137, 164, 173 |
| HSL | 195°, 18%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.7, -7.3, -7.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Powder Blue (SW 2863), published as #89A4AD
#769AAB
#9CAEAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Powder Blue (SW 2863)?
- Powder Blue has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Powder Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Powder Blue in another brand?
- Dusty Cornflower (BM CSP-605) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Powder Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Powder Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.8; 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.