Match Alaskan Blue
PPG Alaskan Blue is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 34. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Alaskan Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Alaskan Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 35 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 29) makes Alaskan Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (34 vs 25) makes Alaskan Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (34 vs 31) makes Alaskan Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Alaskan Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 29) makes Alaskan Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Alaskan Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 36 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Gustavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Driftwood Blues reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 34), opening up a space where Alaskan Blue encloses it. At ΔE 19.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.