Searching Blue (SW 6536)
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Searching Blue (SW 6536) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Searching Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Searching 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 Searching 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 | Stratford Blue | 831 | 25.1 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Lead Cast | MQ5-52 | 21 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Thundering Clouds | 4005-4B | 18 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silver Blueberry | 1163-5 | 21 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Searching Blue (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Searching Blue
Darker than Searching Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6536 |
| Hex | #6C7F9A |
| RGB | 108, 127, 154 |
| HSL | 215°, 19%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.6, -0.3, -16.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Searching Blue (SW 6536), published as #6C7F9A
#597698
#7F889A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Searching Blue (SW 6536)?
- Searching Blue has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Searching Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Searching Blue in another brand?
- Lead Cast (Behr MQ5-52) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Searching Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Searching Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.7; 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.