Blue Chip (SW 6959)
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Blue Chip (SW 6959) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Chip
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blue Chip 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 Chip, 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 | Seaport Blue | 2060-30 | 16.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cerulean | 560B-7 | 14.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Peek-A-Boo Blue | 4007-10C | 15 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Planetarium | 1242-6 | 15 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Blue Chip (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Chip
Darker than Blue Chip
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6959 |
| Hex | #016EA7 |
| RGB | 1, 110, 167 |
| HSL | 201°, 99%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.2, -4.6, -37.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Chip (SW 6959), published as #016EA7
#0065A5
#3C77A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Chip (SW 6959)?
- Blue Chip has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Chip is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Chip in another brand?
- Cerulean (Behr 560B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Blue Chip warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blue Chip as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -37.8; 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.