PPG / Glidden Sonata#ABC8D8 · LRV 55
Sonata reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1157-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | PPG / Glidden |
| Name | Sonata |
| SKU | 1157-3 |
| Hex | #ABC8D8 |
| RGB | 171, 200, 216 |
| HSL | 201°, 37%, 76% |
| LRV | 55 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Blue |
About PPG / Glidden Sonata
At LRV 55, Sonata is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Sonata is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Backdrop
Behr
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Dunn-Edwards
Similar PPG / Glidden colors
closest in the PPG / Glidden deckThe nearest shades to Sonata within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #ABC8D8 in HSL space. Pair Sonata with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.