Leisure Blue (SW 6515)
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Leisure Blue (SW 6515) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Leisure Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Leisure 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 Leisure 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 | Sea Reflections | 1664 | 28.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | French Court | PPU14-04 | 25 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Brookside | 4008-6A | 25 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | American Anthem | 1156-4 | 28 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Leisure Blue (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Leisure Blue
Darker than Leisure Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6515 |
| Hex | #6A8EA1 |
| RGB | 106, 142, 161 |
| HSL | 201°, 23%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.1, -7.7, -14.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Leisure Blue (SW 6515), published as #6A8EA1
#55859F
#7E97A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Leisure Blue (SW 6515)?
- Leisure Blue has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Leisure Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Leisure Blue in another brand?
- French Court (Behr PPU14-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Leisure Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Leisure Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.1; 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.