Santorini Blue (SW 7607)
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Santorini Blue (SW 7607) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Santorini Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Santorini 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 Santorini 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 | Santa Monica Blue | 776 | 16.1 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Seven Seas | 560D-6 | 13.7 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Photogenic | 5010-10 | 15 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Oasis | 1158-6 | 14 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Santorini Blue (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Santorini Blue
Darker than Santorini Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7607 |
| Hex | #416D83 |
| RGB | 65, 109, 131 |
| HSL | 200°, 34%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.8, -8.7, -16.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Santorini Blue (SW 7607), published as #416D83
#276481
#577683
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Santorini Blue (SW 7607)?
- Santorini Blue has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Santorini Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Santorini Blue in another brand?
- Seven Seas (Behr 560D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Santorini Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Santorini Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.9; 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.