Major Blue (SW 6795)
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Major Blue (SW 6795) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Major Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Major 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 Major 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 | Yosemite Blue | 2059-40 | 32.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Yucatan | P490-5 | 29.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Pool Party | 5002-10B | 27 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mystic Blue | 1237-5 | 34 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Major Blue (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Major Blue
Darker than Major Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6795 |
| Hex | #289EC4 |
| RGB | 40, 158, 196 |
| HSL | 195°, 66%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.7, -18.7, -28.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Major Blue (SW 6795), published as #289EC4
#0094C2
#51A8C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Major Blue (SW 6795)?
- Major Blue has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Major Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Major Blue in another brand?
- Yosemite Blue (BM 2059-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Major Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Major Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -28.6; 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.