Dockside Blue

With an LRV of about 43, Dockside Blue is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Dockside Blue in other brands

• TVT Q461 Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.3
• Bali Blue Asian Paints 8266 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Blade Runner Nippon Paint NP N 3077P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• Juneau Nerolac 2970 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Blue Balm Dulux Australia SG5C2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Bali Blue Vista K-797 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Take Five Sherwin-Williams 6513 Grayish Blue
• Debonair Sherwin-Williams 9139 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dockside Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -6.8 and a value of -4.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Dockside Blue?

TVT Q461 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dockside Blue?

≈ 43. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.