Resolute Blue

With an LRV of about 40, Resolute 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.

Resolute Blue in other brands

• Coelin 70 Caparol 3D Coelin 70 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• TVT V362 Tikkurila Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Batch Blue Dulux Australia S35C2 Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Blue Wings Dutch VS-9402 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
• Reliable Blue Nippon Paint NP PB 2824T Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
• Daisy Blue MyPerfectColor MP5753 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Porch Ceiling Sherwin-Williams 9063 Light Blue
• Bluebird Feather Sherwin-Williams 9062 Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Resolute Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -14.8 and a value of -9.5 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Caparol color to Resolute Blue?

Coelin 70 (3D Coelin 70), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Resolute Blue?

≈ 40. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.