Blue Nile
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, Blue Nile (6776) is a standout Blue in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#01717E
LRV
12.50
Blue Nile's Color Strip
Blue Nile is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip 165, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Blue Nile in Real Rooms
Blue Nile has a low LRV of 12.5 — 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 bathroom, home office, bedroom, front door, dining room, mudroom, living room, kitchen, house and patio.
1 Bathroom Photo
Small bathrooms amplify whatever color is on the wall, which makes the choice more consequential than it first appears. Blue Nile has enough depth to register without closing the room in, and it plays well with white subway tile or warm wood accents.
Blue Nile — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
In a workspace, Blue Nile helps to reduce "visual noise," allowing your mind to focus on the task at hand. It provides a steady, non-distracting horizon line that is particularly helpful for those in creative or high-concentration fields.
Sherwin-Williams Blue Nile in a contemporary home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
To use Blue Nile in a bedroom is to lean into the concept of "soft minimalism." It provides enough visual interest that you don't need a lot of wall decor; the color itself becomes the art. This allows for a clutter-free environment that is essential for mental clarity at the end of the day.
A traditional bedroom painted in Blue Nile
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1 Front Door Photo
Blue Nile on a front door looks particularly stunning when framed by greenery or seasonal wreaths. The color provides a deep, matte background that makes the organic textures of a boxwood wreath or autumn garland really pop.
minimalist front door featuring Blue Nile by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
Blue Nile encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.
Blue Nile paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 Mudroom Photo
For smaller entries, Blue Nile provides a "box" of color that defines the space. It tells you exactly where the "messy" zone ends and the "clean" house begins, using color psychology to manage the flow of the household.
Blue Nile paint in a coastal mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
There is a specific "glow" that Blue Nile 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.
A elegant living room painted in Blue Nile
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1 Kitchen Photo
Kitchens are often the noisiest rooms in the house; Blue Nile provides the visual equivalent of acoustic dampening. Its steady, calm presence helps lower the "volume" of the room, creating a more pleasant environment for cooking and conversation.
Blue Nile — earthy kitchen
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1 House Photo
On the exterior, Blue Nile holds up across all lighting conditions — crisp in full sun, rich and dimensional on overcast days. It pairs especially well with white trim, black window frames, and natural stone, giving the home a timeless, curated presence.
Blue Nile color — modern luxury house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
Exterior color behaves differently than interior — there's more bleaching, more weather, and more competition from the natural surroundings. Blue Nile holds its character in open light and tends to look even better after a few seasons than it does fresh from the can.
rustic modern patio featuring Blue Nile by Sherwin-Williams
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 13, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Moderne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 13, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Grand Canal the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 29 vs 13, Coral Reef is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Lei Flower is decisively the brighter choice.
Sumptuous Peach reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Blue Nile encloses it.
Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Copper Harbor is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Gulfstream the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Mosaic Tile reflects far more light (LRV NaN vs NaN), opening up a space where Blue Nile encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
