| ++ | + | = | - | - - |
| Silky; slippery, hard; like raw silk | Silkier; coat tends to flatten and be darker | Soft and silky | Softer | Soft but catchy like cotton wool |
| Registering Organization | Points | Description |
| ACFA | 25 Coat Texture |
General: Handling a Russian Blue feels
like running a silk scarf through your hands.
Coat: Short, dense, fine and plush. Lies out from body due to thick undercoat. |
| CCA | 25 Coat |
The double coat should be short, very dense, fine and plush-like. The coat stands out from the body due to the thick undercoat. This may best be felt by stroking the head. |
| CFA | 20 Coat |
Coat: short, dense, fine, and plush. Double coat stands out from body due to density. It has a distinct soft and silky feel. |
| FIFe | 20 Coat Quality |
Coat: Short and dense and very fine; standing up like plush; soft and silky. Double coat. The texture and appearance of the coat is very different from those of any other breed. |
| GCCF | 30 Coat |
The coat is double with a very dense undercoat: the whole coat is very fine, short and soft with no harsh feel to it, very different in texture from any other breed and the truest criterion of the Russian. |
| TICA | 20 Coat Texture |
General: Short, silky and upstanding.
Texture: Fine, soft, silky. |