Sherwin Williams Midnight SW 6264
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| Official page: | Midnight SW 6264 |
| Code: | SW 6264 |
| Name: | Midnight |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Midnight?
Sherwin Williams Midnight SW 6264 is a deep, muted charcoal gray with a clear violet cast that keeps it from reading flat or black. Its low-saturation finish gives the color a softened, smoke-like appearance, while the overall effect remains cool-leaning and substantial. In brighter daylight, the purple-gray undertone is easier to notice; under warm evening lighting, Midnight can appear closer to a softened dark charcoal. Use it on a study wall, bedroom cabinetry, or a dining room accent to create contrast without the hardness of a true black. Pair this shade with warm white trim, pale greige upholstery, light oak, aged brass, or matte black hardware.
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What are Sherwin Williams Midnight undertones?
Midnight is a deep, very muted plum-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
93, 89, 98
Is Sherwin Williams Midnight cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 267°, this dark purple shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
SW 6264 Midnight HSL code: 267, 5%, 37%
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 Midnight
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 purple shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Midnight:
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 6264
Midnight
Darker shades
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Midnight
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 Midnight with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 87, such as Sherwin Williams Rookwood Dark Green and Opaline.
LRV of Midnight
Midnight has an LRV of 10.32% 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 10.32%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #5d5962 |
| RGB Decimal | 93, 89, 98 |
| RGB Percent | 36.47%, 34.90%, 38.43% |
| HSV | Hue: 267° Saturation: 9.18% Value: 38.43% |
| HSL | hsl(267, 5, 37) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 5.1 Magenta: 9.18 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 61.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 91.222 I: -0.508 Q: 3.647 |
| XYZ | X: 10.291 Y: 10.354 Z: 13.008 |
| CIE Lab | L:38.47 a:3.523 b:-4.589 |
| CIE Luv | L:38.47 u:1.662 v:-6.472 |
| Decimal | 6117730 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.177, 0.776, -1.445 |
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