Jay Blue (SW 6797)
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Jay Blue (SW 6797) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Jay Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Jay 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 Jay 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 | Bermuda Blue | 2061-30 | 12.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sapphire Sparkle | S-H-550 | 9.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Azure Jazz | 4011-6 | 11 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Flame | 1157-7 | 10 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Jay Blue (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Jay Blue
Darker than Jay Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6797 |
| Hex | #015D87 |
| RGB | 1, 93, 135 |
| HSL | 199°, 99%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.1, -7.0, -29.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Jay Blue (SW 6797), published as #015D87
#005485
#336688
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Jay Blue (SW 6797)?
- Jay Blue has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Jay Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Jay Blue in another brand?
- Blue Flame (PPG 1157-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Jay Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Jay Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -29.8; 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.