Frank Blue (SW 6967)
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Frank Blue (SW 6967) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frank Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Frank 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 Frank 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 | Blue Suede Shoes | 798 | 11.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Flashy Sapphire | P520-7 | 8.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Space | 4008-8C | 12 | 5.6 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Brilliant Blue | 1161-7 | 8 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Frank Blue (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Frank Blue
Darker than Frank Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6967 |
| Hex | #225288 |
| RGB | 34, 82, 136 |
| HSL | 212°, 60%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.3, 3.4, -34.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frank Blue (SW 6967), published as #225288
#004A86
#405A89
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frank Blue (SW 6967)?
- Frank Blue has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frank Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Frank Blue in another brand?
- Flashy Sapphire (Behr P520-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Frank Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Frank Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -34.8; 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.