Hyper Blue (SW 6965)
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Hyper Blue (SW 6965) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hyper Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hyper 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 Hyper 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 | Ol' Blue Eyes | 2064-30 | 14.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cobalt Glaze | 570B-7 | 11.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Space | 4008-8C | 12 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Rave Regatta | 1239-7 | 11 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Hyper Blue (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Hyper Blue
Darker than Hyper Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6965 |
| Hex | #015F97 |
| RGB | 1, 95, 151 |
| HSL | 202°, 99%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.6, -1.7, -37.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hyper Blue (SW 6965), published as #015F97
#005795
#376898
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hyper Blue (SW 6965)?
- Hyper Blue has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hyper Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hyper Blue in another brand?
- Rave Regatta (PPG 1239-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hyper Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hyper Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -37.1; 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.