Match Always Blue
PPG Always Blue is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 47. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 42) makes Always Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Always Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Always Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Faded Sky the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Always Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (47 vs 36) makes Always Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.