Match Indigo

Sherwin-Williams Indigo is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 6. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Indigo
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531#284A70LRV 6Cool

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.

RAL 630-4
RAL 630-4
Indigo
Indigo
RAL 630-4 vs Indigo
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 630-4
RAL 630-4 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Blue Tang
Indigo
Indigo
Blue Tang vs Indigo
PPG
Blue Tang
PPG1160-7 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Commodore
Commodore
Indigo
Indigo
Commodore vs Indigo
Sherwin-Williams
Commodore
6524 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Downpour Blue
Downpour Blue
Indigo
Indigo
Downpour Blue vs Indigo
Benjamin Moore
Downpour Blue
2063-20 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Subzero Blue
Indigo
Indigo
Subzero Blue vs Indigo
Dulux
Subzero Blue
50BB 08/257 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.6Noticeable
Mazarine
Indigo
Indigo
Mazarine vs Indigo
Little Greene
Mazarine
256 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Gentian blue
Indigo
Indigo
Gentian blue vs Indigo
RAL ClassicClassic
Gentian blue
RAL 5010 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 9 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
Hardcourt
Hardcourt
Indigo
Indigo
Hardcourt vs Indigo
Cloverdale Paint
Hardcourt
EX278 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.9Noticeable
Champlain Blue
Champlain Blue
Indigo
Indigo
Champlain Blue vs Indigo
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.6Noticeable
Indigo
Indigo
N434
Indigo vs N434
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6
Tikkurila
N434
N434 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.7Noticeable
Statement Blue
Statement Blue
Indigo
Indigo
Statement Blue vs Indigo
Jotun
Statement Blue
4863 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
Pitch Blue
Indigo
Pitch Blue
Indigo
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Blue
220 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Pitch Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 16.7Distinct
Indigo
Indigo
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
Indigo vs Virtuoso
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6
Valspar
Virtuoso
M215 · LRV 4

With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 21.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 21.0Distinct
S 5040-R60B
S 5040-R60B
Indigo
Indigo
S 5040-R60B vs Indigo
NCS
S 5040-R60B
S 5040-R60B · LRV 4
Sherwin-Williams
Indigo
6531 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 25.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 25.3Very different