Sorcerer
PPG1240-5 · #3399CE · LRV 28 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Sorcerer28
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Lost in the 80s51
What Color Is Sorcerer, Really?
Sorcerer reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1240-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sorcerer
Sorcerer is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Sorcerer
Sorcerer sits in the mid-range at LRV 28, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Sorcerer are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1240-5 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Perfect SkyP510-5 · Behr | 2.9 | 28 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Clearest Ocean Blue2064-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 26 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blue Tango4007-10B · Valspar | 0.7 | 28.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SorcererPPG1240-5 · Glidden | 0.4 | 28 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Ship Shape Blue137-6DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 28 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Splish SplashDE5844 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.1 | 25 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sorcerer within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #3399CE in HSL space. Pair Sorcerer with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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