Regatta (SW 6517)
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Regatta (SW 6517) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Regatta
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Regatta 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 Regatta, 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 | Blue Danube | 2062-30 | 11.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Quiet Storm | S-H-540 | 8.9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Azure Jazz | 4011-6 | 11 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mountain Lake | 1156-6 | 9 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Regatta (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Regatta
Darker than Regatta
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6517 |
| Hex | #215772 |
| RGB | 33, 87, 114 |
| HSL | 200°, 55%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.7, -8.3, -20.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Regatta (SW 6517), published as #215772
#004E70
#3C6072
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Regatta (SW 6517)?
- Regatta has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Regatta is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Regatta in another brand?
- Blue Danube (BM 2062-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Regatta warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Regatta as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -20.6; 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.