Blue Plate (SW 6796)
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Blue Plate (SW 6796) 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 Plate
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blue Plate 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 Plate, 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 | Laguna Blue | 2059-30 | 16.7 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Blue Ocean | 550B-7 | 14.5 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Wishing Well | 5002-10C | 20 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Neptune | 1237-7 | 18 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Blue Plate (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Plate
Darker than Blue Plate
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6796 |
| Hex | #017CA7 |
| RGB | 1, 124, 167 |
| HSL | 196°, 99%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.5, -12.9, -30.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Plate (SW 6796), published as #017CA7
#0073A5
#3C85A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Plate (SW 6796)?
- Blue Plate 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 Plate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Plate in another brand?
- Neptune (PPG 1237-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Blue Plate warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blue Plate as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -30.9; 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.