Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Blue Grotto |
| SKU | SW 2941 |
| Hex | #014E71 |
| RGB | 1, 78, 113 |
| HSL | 199°, 98%, 22% |
| LRV | 7 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Sherwin-Williams Blue Grotto
At LRV 7, Blue Grotto is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its teal 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.
Blue Grotto earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
Closest matches by brand
10 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Kompozit
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Blue Grotto within Sherwin-Williams'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 #014E71 in HSL space. Pair Blue Grotto 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.
Sherwin-Williams Blue Grotto Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Blue Grotto from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 2941 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Blue Grotto
Behr's nearest match is Quiet Storm (S-H-540), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.46). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 7) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Grotto without repainting risk. See the full Quiet Storm swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Blue Grotto
Valspar's nearest match is Back of Beyond (V070-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.31). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5.8 vs 7) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Grotto without repainting risk. See the full Back of Beyond swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Grotto
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Blue Grotto is Tappan Lake Blue (236-7DB) — very close at ΔE 3.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 7) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tappan Lake Blue swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Grotto
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Blue Grotto. The nearest is Ocean Spray (0662) at ΔE 4.43 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 7). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ocean Spray swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Blue Grotto
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Ocean Spray (0662), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.77). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Grotto without repainting risk. See the full Ocean Spray swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Grotto
Kompozit's nearest match is Ocean Spray (0662), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.77). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 8 vs 7) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Grotto without repainting risk. See the full Ocean Spray swatch →