Luxe Blue (SW 6537)
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Luxe Blue (SW 6537) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Luxe Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Luxe 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 Luxe 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 | Blue Heron | 832 | 15.8 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mesmerize | 590F-6 | 12.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Atlantic Schooner | 4004-6C | 14 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stained Glass | 1165-6 | 13 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Luxe Blue (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Luxe Blue
Darker than Luxe Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6537 |
| Hex | #516582 |
| RGB | 81, 101, 130 |
| HSL | 216°, 23%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.3, 0.2, -18.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Luxe Blue (SW 6537), published as #516582
#3C5C80
#646E82
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Luxe Blue (SW 6537)?
- Luxe Blue has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Luxe Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Luxe Blue in another brand?
- Stained Glass (PPG 1165-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Luxe Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Luxe Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.5; 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.