Sapphire Salute
Sapphire Salute is a genuinely dark paint color from Dulux. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 34 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#324965
LRV
8.00
Sapphire Salute in Real Rooms
Sapphire Salute has a low LRV of 8 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color.
7 Bathroom Photos
Pairing Sapphire Salute with natural stone like travertine or slate creates an earthy, elemental bathroom that feels connected to nature. It moves the design away from plastic-heavy modernism toward something much more timeless and tactile.
Sapphire Springs 1 bathroom makeover
@hddecorating123
6 Bedroom Photos
Pairing Sapphire Salute with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
Dulux Sapphire Salute bedroom accent wall
@at_home_with_cookie
12 Living Room Photos
There is a specific "glow" that Sapphire Salute takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
Dulux Sapphire Salute living room color review
@mhmurals
3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Choosing Sapphire Salute for cabinets allows you to be more adventurous with your tile and stone choices. Because the cabinetry is so well-grounded, it can balance out a heavily veined marble or a colorful geometric backsplash without the room feeling "busy."
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 kitchen cabinets
@melaniejadedesign
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 kitchen cabinets
@sprayingrevolution
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 kitchen cabinets
@sprayingrevolution
2 Front Door Photos
A front door painted Sapphire Salute makes a confident first impression without shouting. The color's depth draws the eye and signals personality before guests even step inside. Pair with crisp white trim and warm brass hardware to complete the look.
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 front door
@djwalkerdecorators
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 front door
@walking_off_biscuits
1 Dining Room Photo
Dining rooms benefit from colors with some weight to them — lighter shades can feel too open for a space meant for intimate evening gatherings. Sapphire Salute does what good dining room color should: it makes the table feel like the center of the world.
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 dining room
@renovating149
2 Misc Photos
These photos show Sapphire Salute in spaces that don't fit neatly into a single category: transitional spaces, accent applications, and rooms where the color becomes a fine detail rather than a broad backdrop.
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 painted furniture
@uniquerevivals
1 Kitchen Photo
In a modern kitchen, Sapphire Salute provides the necessary "organic" touch to offset stainless steel appliances and glass backsplashes. It prevents the kitchen from feeling like a laboratory, injecting a much-needed sense of domestic warmth and culinary inspiration.
Dulux Sapphire Salute 50BB 08/171 kitchen
@no12_thetownhouse
