Blue Chip
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Blue Chip remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 1 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#016EA7
LRV
13.26
Blue Chip's Color Strip
Blue Chip is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Browsing strip 176 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Blue Chip in Real Rooms
Blue Chip has a low LRV of 13.26 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a misc.
1 Misc Photo
Note how Blue Chip is used as a "ceiling color" in some of these rooms. This "fifth wall" application is a bold designer move that can make a room feel infinitely more cozy and architecturally unique.
Ceiling painted in Blue Chip adds unexpected color overhead.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Blue Chip reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 38 vs 13, Bakelite Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 13, Ceremonial Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
August Moon reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Blue Chip encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (24 vs 13) makes Dynamic Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Blue Chip reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Blue Grotto is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.