Blue Mosque
We've categorized Blue Mosque as a genuinely dark Blue because of its unique LRV profile. We have documented it across our network because it can anchor a room without demanding the spotlight so effectively. Explore our collection of 10 room photos to see how it looks alongside coordinating accent choices.
Hex
#01819E
LRV
17.17
Blue Mosque's Color Strip
Blue Mosque is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Capri and Adriatic Sea. The strip spans from Quench Blue at the lightest end to Adriatic Sea at the deepest. Browsing strip 167 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Blue Mosque in Real Rooms
Blue Mosque has a low LRV of 17.17 — 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 Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a home office, bathroom, bedroom, dining room, front door, house, living room, mudroom, kitchen and patio.
1 Home Office Photo
To create a "library" feel in your home office, use Blue Mosque on both the walls and the built-in shelving. This monochromatic approach creates a sophisticated, academic atmosphere that makes the room feel like a true destination for thought.
Sherwin-Williams Blue Mosque in a neutral home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
The interaction between Blue Mosque and steam or humidity creates a beautiful, diffused atmosphere in a bathroom. It's a color that feels "alive," shifting slightly in character as the environment changes during a hot shower or a long soak.
Blue Mosque — vintage bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Lighting is key in a bedroom, and Blue Mosque reacts beautifully to dimmers. As you lower the lights for sleep, the color takes on a velvet-like quality, losing its daytime crispness in favor of a smoky, mysterious depth that is incredibly conducive to relaxation.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Blue Mosque
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1 Dining Room Photo
Using Blue Mosque in the dining room allows you to go bold with your lighting fixtures. An oversized chandelier or a modern sculptural pendant will look even more dramatic against the rich, steady background of this particular shade.
Blue Mosque paint in a rustic modern dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
A front door in Blue Mosque is a timeless choice that won't feel dated as trends shift. It's a versatile hue that can adapt to different porch decor—from modern planters to traditional rockers—with effortless ease.
stylish front door featuring Blue Mosque by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Using Blue Mosque on an exterior allows you to be more creative with your landscaping. The color provides a dark, rich backdrop that makes the greens of boxwoods or the colors of perennials look much more vivid and professional.
Blue Mosque color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
Blue Mosque anchors the living room with a quiet, architectural confidence. Its depth shifts subtly through the day — cooler in the crisp morning light and significantly warmer by lamplight in the evening — making it a natural fit for a space meant for both high-energy gathering and silent unwinding. To maximize the effect, layer in natural white oak, heavy linen, and soft metallics to let the color truly breathe.
A cozy living room painted in Blue Mosque
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1 Mudroom Photo
Blue Mosque handles the visual noise of a high-traffic entry point with ease. Coats, shoes, bags — the color grounds all of it without making the chaos worse. It's also incredibly forgiving of the scuffs and marks that come with daily use.
Blue Mosque paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Blue Mosque manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Blue Mosque — contemporary kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Using Blue Mosque on outdoor furniture or structures helps them "recede" into the shadows of the garden, creating a more seamless and naturalistic look. It avoids the harsh, synthetic feel that many outdoor-specific colors can have.
warm patio featuring Blue Mosque by Sherwin-Williams
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Expert Perspectives
In-depth articles and real-home features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
Bravo Blue reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Mosque encloses it.
At LRV 33 vs 17, Artisan Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (17 vs 9) makes Blue Mosque the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
Bravo Blue reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Mosque encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Impromptu reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Secure Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 17, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 17, Creamery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 17, Emberglow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 17, Copper Harbor is decisively the brighter choice.
Bella Pink reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Mosque encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Calypso reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Mosque encloses it.
Capri reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Resonant Blue reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Mosque encloses it.
Impromptu reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Blue Mosque the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Mosque reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Mosque reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mosaic Tile reflects far more light (LRV NaN vs NaN), opening up a space where Blue Mosque encloses it.