Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue SW 7604

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Smoky Blue for bedroom (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue for bathroom (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 7604 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Smoky Blue for exterior (6 photos)
Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue reviews (7 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue undertones?
Is Smoky Blue SW 7604 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Smoky Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Smoky Blue SW 7604
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Smoky Blue SW 7604
Code:	SW 7604
Name:	Smoky Blue
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Nurturer, Treasured, Independence

What color is Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue?

Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue SW 7604 is a muted blue-gray with a cool, lightly weathered character. Its medium-dark depth gives walls enough presence to define a room without reading as nearly black. In daylight, Smoky Blue shows its softened blue tone clearly, while lower or warmer lighting can bring its gray cast forward. It suits bedrooms, studies, and bathrooms, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or natural linen. On cabinetry or a single accent wall, this shade provides a grounded contrast to warmer off-whites and light wood finishes.

Smoky Blue 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 7604 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 7604 on kitchen cabinets (3 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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Smoky Blue for exterior (6 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 Smoky Blue 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 Smoky Blue undertones?

Smoky Blue is a midtone, muted blue with a soft gray cast and relatively low saturation. In the supplied digital color, it leans slightly blue-green rather than toward a violet blue, which gives the blue a restrained, neutral-looking character. Sherwin-Williams classifies Smoky Blue as a Neutral color, which fits its visibly subdued blue appearance rather than indicating a separate measured undertone. Warm artificial light may make its gray and green-leaning qualities more noticeable, while cool daylight can make the blue read cleaner or slightly more pronounced.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#596E79

RGB code:

89, 110, 121

Is Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 201°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 7604 Smoky Blue HSL code: 201, 15%, 41%

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 Smoky Blue

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue:

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 7604
Smoky Blue

Darker shades

SW 7604
Smoky Blue

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 Smoky Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 21, such as Sherwin Williams Studio Mauve and Truly Taupe.

SW 7604
Smoky Blue

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LRV of Smoky Blue

Smoky Blue has an LRV of 14.62% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 14.62%, 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	#596e79
RGB Decimal	89, 110, 121
RGB Percent	34.90%, 43.14%, 47.45%
HSV	Hue: 201° Saturation: 26.45% Value: 47.45%
HSL	hsl(201, 15, 41)
CMYK	Cyan: 26.45 Magenta: 9.09 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 52.55
YIQ	Y: 104.975 I: -16.049 Q: -1.019
XYZ	X: 13.146 Y: 14.656 Z: 20.22
CIE Lab	L:45.159 a:-5.042 b:-8.659
CIE Luv	L:45.159 u:-11.018 v:-11.24
Decimal	5860985
Hunter Lab	38.283, -5.701, -4.518