Blue Cruise (SW 7606)
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Blue Cruise (SW 7606) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Cruise
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blue Cruise 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 Cruise, 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 | Sea Reflections | 1664 | 28.1 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | French Court | PPU14-04 | 25 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Brookside | 4008-6A | 25 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Vanity | 1157-5 | 26 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Blue Cruise (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Cruise
Darker than Blue Cruise
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7606 |
| Hex | #6591A8 |
| RGB | 101, 145, 168 |
| HSL | 201°, 28%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.9, -8.9, -16.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Cruise (SW 7606), published as #6591A8
#4F88A6
#7A9BA8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Cruise (SW 7606)?
- Blue Cruise has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Cruise is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Cruise in another brand?
- French Court (Behr PPU14-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Blue Cruise warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blue Cruise as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.8; 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.