Major Blue
SW 6795 · #289EC4 · LRV 29 — cool blue-green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Major Blue29
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Lost in the 80s51
What Color Is Major Blue, Really?
Major Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6795 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Major Blue
Major Blue 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 Major Blue
Major Blue sits in the mid-range at LRV 29, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Major Blue 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6795 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 | YucatanP490-5 · Behr | 1.3 | 29 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dream I Can Fly769 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 31 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rolling Sea5001-10B · Valspar | 1.4 | 29.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sticky Note Blue50BG 33/360 · Glidden | 1.3 | 33 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Ship Shape Blue137-6DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 28 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Something BorrowedHGSW 1363 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Major Blue within Sherwin-Williams'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 #289EC4 in HSL space. Pair Major Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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