Blueblood (SW 6966)
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Blueblood (SW 6966) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blueblood
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blueblood by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Blueblood, 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 | California Blue | 2060-20 | 9.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Blueberry Twist | S-H-570 | 8.2 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Indigo Cloth | 4009-7 | 9 | 7.0 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Stunning Sapphire | 1158-7 | 9 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Blueblood (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Blueblood
Darker than Blueblood
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6966 |
| Hex | #015086 |
| RGB | 1, 80, 134 |
| HSL | 204°, 99%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.8, 0.9, -35.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blueblood (SW 6966), published as #015086
#004884
#335887
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blueblood (SW 6966)?
- Blueblood has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blueblood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blueblood in another brand?
- California Blue (BM 2060-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Blueblood warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blueblood as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -35.9; 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.