Dockside Blue (SW 7601)
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Dockside Blue (SW 7601) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dockside Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dockside 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 Dockside 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 | Slate Blue | 1648 | 43.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ovation | MQ5-59 | 42.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Palisade Blue | 4006-3B | 46 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Peace | 10-28 | 43 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Dockside Blue (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Dockside Blue
Darker than Dockside Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7601 |
| Hex | #A0B3BC |
| RGB | 160, 179, 188 |
| HSL | 199°, 17%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.8, -4.7, -6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dockside Blue (SW 7601), published as #A0B3BC
#8EA9BA
#B3BDBC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dockside Blue (SW 7601)?
- Dockside Blue has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dockside Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dockside Blue in another brand?
- Slate Blue (BM 1648) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Dockside Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dockside Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.8; 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.