Wishful Blue (SW 6813)
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Wishful Blue (SW 6813) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wishful Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wishful Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Wishful 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 | Violet Dusk | 1409 | 70.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Harbor | 630C-2 | 72.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orchid Ash | 4003-3B | 68 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Irradiant Iris | 1171-3 | 73 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Wishful Blue (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Wishful Blue
Darker than Wishful Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6813 |
| Hex | #D8DDE6 |
| RGB | 216, 221, 230 |
| HSL | 219°, 22%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, 0.0, -5.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wishful Blue (SW 6813), published as #D8DDE6
#C6D3E4
#EBE7E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wishful Blue (SW 6813)?
- Wishful Blue has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wishful Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wishful Blue in another brand?
- Irradiant Iris (PPG 1171-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wishful Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wishful Blue as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.0; 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.