Match Blue Dart

PPG Blue Dart is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5#518fd1LRV 28

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.

Blue Dart
Magical Merlin
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28
PPG
Magical Merlin
PPG1241-5 · LRV 27

With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Blue Lapis
Blue Lapis
Blue Dart
Blue Lapis vs Blue Dart
Benjamin Moore
Blue Lapis
2067-40 · LRV 27
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.6Noticeable
Parkwater
Parkwater
Blue Dart
Parkwater vs Blue Dart
Cloverdale Paint
Parkwater
0612 · LRV 20
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

A 8-point LRV gap (28 vs 20) makes Blue Dart the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.4Noticeable
Brilliant Blue
Blue Dart
Behr
Brilliant Blue
P510-6 · LRV 15
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

Blue Dart reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 15), opening up a space where Brilliant Blue encloses it. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Blue Dart
Dazzle
Dazzle
Blue Dart vs Dazzle
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Dazzle
6962 · LRV 22

A 6-point LRV gap (28 vs 22) makes Blue Dart the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.5Noticeable
Blue Dart
RAL 610-5
RAL 610-5
Blue Dart vs RAL 610-5
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 610-5
RAL 610-5 · LRV 16

A 12-point LRV gap (28 vs 16) makes Blue Dart the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.7Distinct
Delicate Cornflower
Delicate Cornflower
Blue Dart
Delicate Cornflower vs Blue Dart
Dulux
Delicate Cornflower
25BB 32/310 · LRV 32
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

Delicate Cornflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.2Distinct
Blue Dart
L356
Blue Dart vs L356
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28
Tikkurila
L356
L356 · LRV 12

At LRV 28 vs 12, Blue Dart is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.7Distinct
Mambo
Mambo
Blue Dart
Mambo vs Blue Dart
Little Greene
Mambo
112 · LRV 17
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

Blue Dart reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.0Distinct
Blue Dart
Sky blue
Sky blue
Blue Dart vs Sky blue
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28
RAL ClassicClassic
Sky blue
RAL 5015 · LRV 19

A 9-point LRV gap (28 vs 19) makes Blue Dart the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.4Distinct
Cook's Blue
Cook's Blue
Blue Dart
Cook's Blue vs Blue Dart
Farrow & Ball
Cook's Blue
237 · LRV 25
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.3Distinct
S 3010-R80B
S 3010-R80B
Blue Dart
S 3010-R80B vs Blue Dart
NCS
S 3010-R80B
S 3010-R80B · LRV 36
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

S 3010-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 33.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 33.5Very different
Evening Light
Evening Light
Blue Dart
Evening Light vs Blue Dart
Jotun
Evening Light
4618 · LRV 22
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28

Blue Dart reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 33.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 33.9Very different
Blue Dart
Passageway
Passageway
Blue Dart vs Passageway
PPG
Blue Dart
PPG1243-5 · LRV 28
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

At LRV 28 vs 14, Blue Dart is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 34.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 34.5Very different