Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Slick Blue |
| SKU | SW 6949 |
| Hex | #73CCD8 |
| RGB | 115, 204, 216 |
| HSL | 187°, 56%, 65% |
| LRV | 52 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Sherwin-Williams Slick Blue
At LRV 52, Slick Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Slick Blue 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.
Closest matches by brand
11 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
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Kompozit
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Slick 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.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #73CCD8 in HSL space. Pair Slick Blue 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 Slick Blue Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Slick Blue 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 6949 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Slick Blue
Behr's nearest match is Ocean Cruise (550D-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 52) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Slick Blue without repainting risk. See the full Ocean Cruise swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Slick Blue
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Fairy Tale Blue (2055-50), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.56). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Slick Blue without repainting risk. See the full Fairy Tale Blue swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Slick Blue
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Slick Blue. The nearest is Tropical Splash (PPG1233-5) at ΔE 3.5 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tropical Splash swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Slick Blue
Glidden has no exact twin of Slick Blue. The nearest is Tropical Splash (PPG1233-5) at ΔE 3.54 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tropical Splash swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Slick Blue
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Slick Blue. The nearest is Waving Waters (134-4DB) at ΔE 3.52 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 52). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Waving Waters swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Slick Blue
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Slick Blue. The nearest is Vintage Aqua (HGSW 1345) at ΔE 4.98 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Vintage Aqua swatch →