Sherwin Williams Blue Chip SW 6959
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- Sherwin Williams Blue Chip reviews (1 photo)
- What are Sherwin Williams Blue Chip undertones?
- Is Blue Chip SW 6959 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Blue Chip
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Blue Chip SW 6959
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Blue Chip SW 6959 |
| Code: | SW 6959 |
| Name: | Blue Chip |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Blue Chip?
Sherwin Williams Blue Chip SW 6959 is a clear, saturated medium blue with a crisp cool cast and just enough depth to keep it from reading like a primary-school blue. It has the punch of a well-worn cobalt enamel, making it especially effective on a front door, built-in shelving, a powder room vanity, or a single accent wall. In bright daylight, it looks lively and clean; in north-facing rooms or low light, it can settle into a deeper, inkier blue. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, natural linen, brass hardware, or terracotta accents to give its strong color a grounded setting.
Sherwin Williams Blue Chip reviews
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What are Sherwin Williams Blue Chip undertones?
Blue Chip is a midtone, clear slate blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
1, 110, 167
Is Sherwin Williams Blue Chip cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 201° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
SW 6959 Blue Chip HSL code: 201, 99%, 33%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Blue Chip
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Blue Chip:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 6959
Blue Chip
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Blue Chip with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 21, such as Sherwin Williams Raucous Orange and Blushing.
LRV of Blue Chip
Blue Chip has an LRV of 13.26% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 13.26%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #016ea7 |
| RGB Decimal | 1, 110, 167 |
| RGB Percent | 0.39%, 43.14%, 65.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 201° Saturation: 99.4% Value: 65.49% |
| HSL | hsl(201, 99, 33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 99.4 Magenta: 34.13 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 34.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 83.907 I: -83.27 Q: -5.319 |
| XYZ | X: 12.56 Y: 13.947 Z: 38.579 |
| CIE Lab | L:44.156 a:-4.617 b:-37.805 |
| CIE Luv | L:44.156 u:-28.113 v:-55.349 |
| Decimal | 93863 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.345, -5.319, -35.107 |
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