Sporty Blue (SW 6522)
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Sporty Blue (SW 6522) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sporty Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sporty 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 Sporty 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 | Old Blue Jeans | 839 | 25.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Americana | 570D-5 | 23.9 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Sash | 4005-6B | 25 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | American Anthem | 1156-4 | 28 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Sporty Blue (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Sporty Blue
Darker than Sporty Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6522 |
| Hex | #6A8AA4 |
| RGB | 106, 138, 164 |
| HSL | 207°, 24%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.0, -4.6, -17.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sporty Blue (SW 6522), published as #6A8AA4
#5581A2
#7E93A4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sporty Blue (SW 6522)?
- Sporty Blue has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sporty Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sporty Blue in another brand?
- Americana (Behr 570D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sporty Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sporty Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.4; 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.