Sherwin Williams Dress Blues SW 9176
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- Dress Blues for bedroom (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Dress Blues for bathroom (2 photos)
- Dress Blues for exterior (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Dress Blues reviews (7 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Dress Blues undertones?
- Is Dress Blues SW 9176 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Dress Blues
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Dress Blues SW 9176
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Dress Blues SW 9176 |
| Code: | SW 9176 |
| Name: | Dress Blues |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Dress Blues?
Sherwin Williams Dress Blues SW 9176 is a deep, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading as a bright navy. Its cool blue character can appear slightly more slate-like in soft or low light, while brighter daylight brings out its clearer blue presence. Dress Blues makes a strong choice for a study, dining room, powder room, or exterior door where a darker color can create definition without looking black. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale gray-blue walls, weathered oak, or brushed nickel for a clean, grounded contrast. On cabinetry or built-in shelving, this shade gives the surface visual weight and pairs especially well with light stone counters.
Dress Blues 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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Sherwin Williams SW 9176 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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Dress Blues for exterior (3 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Dress Blues reviews (7 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 Dress Blues undertones?
Dress Blues is a deep, muted navy 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:
43, 67, 96
Is Sherwin Williams Dress Blues cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 213° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
SW 9176 Dress Blues HSL code: 213, 38%, 27%
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 Dress Blues
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 Dress Blues:
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 9176
Dress Blues
Darker shades
SW 9176
Dress Blues
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 Dress Blues with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 33, such as Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe and Heavenly White.
LRV of Dress Blues
Dress Blues has an LRV of 5.42% 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 5.42%, 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 | #2b4360 |
| RGB Decimal | 43, 67, 96 |
| RGB Percent | 16.86%, 26.27%, 37.65% |
| HSV | Hue: 213° Saturation: 55.21% Value: 37.65% |
| HSL | hsl(213, 38, 27) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 55.21 Magenta: 30.21 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 62.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 63.13 I: -23.621 Q: 3.948 |
| XYZ | X: 5.114 Y: 5.372 Z: 11.831 |
| CIE Lab | L:27.769 a:0.097 b:-19.972 |
| CIE Luv | L:27.769 u:-10.486 v:-25.045 |
| Decimal | 2835296 |
| Hunter Lab | 23.178, -1.177, -14.039 |
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