Blue Mosque (SW 6789)
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Blue Mosque (SW 6789) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Mosque
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blue Mosque 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 Blue Mosque, 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 | Pacific Palisades | 762 | 20.1 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tibetan Turquoise | MQ4-53 | 19.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Garden Pool | 5003-10C | 19 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Bimini Blue | 1235-7 | 16 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Blue Mosque (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Mosque
Darker than Blue Mosque
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6789 |
| Hex | #01819E |
| RGB | 1, 129, 158 |
| HSL | 191°, 99%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.7, -19.0, -23.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Mosque (SW 6789), published as #01819E
#00789C
#3B8A9E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Mosque (SW 6789)?
- Blue Mosque has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Mosque is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Mosque in another brand?
- Garden Pool (Valspar 5003-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Mosque warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blue Mosque as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -23.9; 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.