Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise SW 7606
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- Blue Cruise for bedroom (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise reviews (2 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise undertones?
- Is Blue Cruise SW 7606 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Blue Cruise
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Blue Cruise SW 7606
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | SW 7606 |
| Name: | Blue Cruise |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Precious Baby, Timeless Color Wall |
What color is Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise?
Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise SW 7606 is a medium, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. The color carries a soft blue-green lean, especially in clear daylight, while lower light can bring out its more subdued, slate-like side. It has enough depth for a bedroom, home office, or powder room without making the walls feel heavy. Pair Blue Cruise with crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, brushed nickel, or warm off-white textiles for a grounded contrast. It also makes a composed choice for built-in shelving or exterior shutters against a light neutral facade.
Blue Cruise for bedroom (4 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise reviews (2 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise undertones?
Blue Cruise is a midtone, muted dusty 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:
101, 145, 168
Is Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 201°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 7606 Blue Cruise HSL code: 201, 28%, 53%
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 Cruise
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Blue Cruise:
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 7606
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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 Cruise with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 21, such as Sherwin Williams Studio Mauve and Truly Taupe.
LRV of Blue Cruise
Blue Cruise has an LRV of 25.8% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 25.8%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #6591a8 |
| RGB Decimal | 101, 145, 168 |
| RGB Percent | 39.61%, 56.86%, 65.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 201° Saturation: 39.88% Value: 65.88% |
| HSL | hsl(201, 28, 53) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 39.88 Magenta: 13.69 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 34.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 134.466 I: -33.611 Q: -2.15 |
| XYZ | X: 22.557 Y: 25.843 Z: 40.835 |
| CIE Lab | L:57.888 a:-8.917 b:-16.836 |
| CIE Luv | L:57.888 u:-21.419 v:-23.872 |
| Decimal | 6656424 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.836, -9.759, -12.04 |
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