Match Rapture Blue
Sherwin-Williams Rapture Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 47. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
How Blue Am I? reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Rapture Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Idyllic Isle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Rapture Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Rapture Blue reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Mosaic encloses it. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 61 vs 47, Sky Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Dover Surf reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Rapture Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.