Minor Blue (SW 6792)
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Minor Blue (SW 6792) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minor Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Minor 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 Minor 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 | Skyscraper | 765 | 68.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Ocean Front | P490-1 | 71.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Surf Spray | 5002-7B | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Everglade Mist | 1150-3 | 64 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Minor Blue (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Minor Blue
Darker than Minor Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6792 |
| Hex | #B7DFE8 |
| RGB | 183, 223, 232 |
| HSL | 191°, 52%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.3, -11.1, -8.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minor Blue (SW 6792), published as #B7DFE8
#A3D5E6
#CBE9E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minor Blue (SW 6792)?
- Minor Blue has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minor Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Minor Blue in another brand?
- Surf Spray (Valspar 5002-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Minor Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Minor Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.7; 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.