Sherwin Williams Dignified SW 6538
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- Dignified for bedroom (1 photo)
- Dignified for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Dignified for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6538 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Dignified reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Dignified undertones?
- Is Dignified SW 6538 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Dignified
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Dignified SW 6538
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Dignified SW 6538 |
| Code: | SW 6538 |
| Name: | Dignified |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Dignified?
Sherwin Williams Dignified SW 6538 is a deep, muted blue with a noticeable slate-gray cast that keeps it from reading as a bright navy. Its cool character gives walls a grounded, shadowed look, especially in rooms with limited daylight. In strong natural light, Dignified can show more of its blue tone, while evening lighting tends to emphasize its dusky charcoal-blue depth. It makes a strong choice for a study, dining room, powder room, or bedroom accent wall, and can also give built-in cabinetry a tailored presence. Pair it with warm white trim, pale greige walls, natural oak, brushed brass, or soft cognac leather to bring warmth around its blue-gray base.
Dignified for bedroom
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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Dignified for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6538 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6538 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams Dignified reviews (9 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 Dignified undertones?
Dignified is a deep, soft 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:
59, 73, 109
Is Sherwin Williams Dignified cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 223°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 6538 Dignified HSL code: 223, 30%, 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 Dignified
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Dignified:
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 6538
Dignified
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 Dignified with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 43, such as Sherwin Williams Original White and Palisade.
LRV of Dignified
Dignified has an LRV of 6.82% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 6.82%, 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 | #3b496d |
| RGB Decimal | 59, 73, 109 |
| RGB Percent | 23.14%, 28.63%, 42.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 223° Saturation: 45.87% Value: 42.75% |
| HSL | hsl(223, 30, 33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 45.87 Magenta: 33.03 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 57.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 72.918 I: -19.911 Q: 8.242 |
| XYZ | X: 6.945 Y: 6.799 Z: 15.41 |
| CIE Lab | L:31.344 a:4.968 b:-22.599 |
| CIE Luv | L:31.344 u:-7.653 v:-30.142 |
| Decimal | 3885421 |
| Hunter Lab | 26.074, 1.918, -16.789 |
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