PPG • PPG1166-3

Blue Opal

Name: PPG Blue Opal PPG1166-3
Brand: PPG

At first glance, Blue Opal belongs to the blue family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. An LRV of 56 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.

Hex

#bbc6d9

LRV

56.00

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Light Reflectance Value

56.00

Light

Collection

Harmony

Blue Opal's Color Strip

Blue Opal is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Aster Petal and Fresh Violet. The strip spans from Bright Star at the lightest end to Daring Indigo at the deepest. Strip PPG1166 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.

1Bright Star 2Aster Petal 3Blue Opal

4Fresh Violet 5Kimono 6Blue Odyssey 7Daring Indigo

Coordinating Colors

PPG14-19 · LRV 66

PPG1166-3 · LRV 56

A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Alpaca Wool the marginally brighter of the two.

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Trim Color

PPG1166-3 · LRV 56

PPG1023-1 · LRV 76

Oatmeal reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 56), opening up a space where Blue Opal encloses it.

PPG1166-3 · LRV 56

PPG1001-1 · LRV 88

Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 56), opening up a space where Blue Opal encloses it.

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Color Codes

HEX#bbc6d9

RGB187, 198, 217

HSL218° 28% 79%

CIE LabL: 79.6 a: 0.0 b: -10.7

XYZX: 53.21 Y: 55.96 Z: 73.63

StripPPG1166 pos. 3

Manufacturer description

Blue Opal is a soft, muted, blueberry blue-purple with a wisteria undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a modern interior, meditation space, bedroom or bath/powder room. Pair it with white cabinetry and brick tones. This color is also part of our Harmony collection (PPG10-17).

Attributed to PPG catalog data.