Rapture Blue vs Reflecting Pool
Rapture Blue and Reflecting Pool come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 8-point LRV gap — 47 for Rapture Blue vs 39 for Reflecting Pool — means Rapture Blue will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 8.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rapture Blue vs Reflecting Pool in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Rapture Blue and Reflecting Pool are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Rapture Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Rapture Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Reflecting Pool.
Color Details
Rapture Blue vs Reflecting Pool Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rapture Blue on one side and Reflecting Pool on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Rapture Blue comparisons
See how Rapture Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Rapture Blue encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Rapture Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Rapture Blue encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Rapture Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Rapture Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Rapture Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Rapture Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Rapture Blue encloses it.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Rapture Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Rapture Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Rapture Blue encloses it.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Rapture Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.