Rapture Blue (SW 6773)
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Rapture Blue (SW 6773) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rapture Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rapture 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 Rapture 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 | How Blue Am I? | 752 | 49.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Shallow Sea | 520D-4 | 49.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Playful Pool | 5005-7C | 52 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Idyllic Isle | 1235-4 | 52 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Rapture Blue (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Rapture Blue
Darker than Rapture Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6773 |
| Hex | #7DC1CB |
| RGB | 125, 193, 203 |
| HSL | 188°, 43%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, -18.9, -11.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rapture Blue (SW 6773), published as #7DC1CB
#66B7C9
#93CBCB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rapture Blue (SW 6773)?
- Rapture Blue has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rapture Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rapture Blue in another brand?
- How Blue Am I? (BM 752) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Rapture Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rapture Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.8; 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.