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Cobalt Glaze

PPG's Cobalt Glaze is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its blue classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.

LRV

17.00

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Light Reflectance Value
17.00
Dark
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Cobalt Glaze's Color Strip

Cobalt Glaze is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip PPG1240 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.

Coordinating Colors

Alpaca Wool
Cobalt Glaze
Alpaca Wool vs Cobalt Glaze
PPG
Alpaca Wool
PPG14-19 · LRV 66
PPG
Cobalt Glaze
PPG1240-7 · LRV 17

At LRV 66 vs 17, Alpaca Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Trim Color

Cobalt Glaze
Oatmeal
Oatmeal
Cobalt Glaze vs Oatmeal
PPG
Cobalt Glaze
PPG1240-7 · LRV 17
PPG
Oatmeal
PPG1023-1 · LRV 76

Oatmeal reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 17), opening up a space where Cobalt Glaze encloses it.

Cobalt Glaze
Delicate White
Delicate White
Cobalt Glaze vs Delicate White
PPG
Cobalt Glaze
PPG1240-7 · LRV 17
PPG
Delicate White
PPG1001-1 · LRV 88

Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 17), opening up a space where Cobalt Glaze encloses it.

Color Codes

RGB0, 114, 181
HSL202° 100% 35%
CIE LabL: 46.1 a: -1.6 b: -42.9
XYZX: 14.36 Y: 15.37 Z: 45.92
StripPPG1240 pos. 7

Manufacturer description

Cobalt Glaze is a dark, pure, sapphire blue with a nautical undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a nautical theme for a boys room. Pair it with white trim and varied blue tones to create an outstanding space.

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