Blue Plate
Sherwin-Williams Blue Plate (6796) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#017CA7LRV
16.67
Blue Plate's Color Strip
Blue Plate is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Major Blue and Jay Blue. The strip spans from Minor Blue at the lightest end to Jay Blue at the deepest. Browsing strip 168 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Blue Plate in Rooms
Follow Blue Plate from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
Blue Plate (6796) moves through 1 front door image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
scandinavian front door featuring Blue Plate by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
Against wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating, Blue Plate (6796) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 16.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Sherwin-Williams Blue Plate in a minimalist home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
Blue Plate (6796) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under gentle morning light and low evening lamps.
A organic modern bedroom painted in Blue Plate
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image place Blue Plate (6796) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. With an LRV of 16.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Blue Plate paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image place Blue Plate (6796) in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. With an LRV of 16.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Blue Plate — minimalist bathroom
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1 House Photo
The 1 house image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Blue Plate color — modern luxury house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
These 1 living room image show how Blue Plate (6796) can sit beside upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A minimalist living room painted in Blue Plate
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1 Patio Photo
Against stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery, Blue Plate (6796) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 16.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
warm patio featuring Blue Plate by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
The changing light from breakfast through dinner can draw different notes from Blue Plate (6796). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Blue Plate — earthy kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Blue Plate (6796) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 16.7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Blue Plate paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
Iceberg reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Virtual Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sky Fall reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Trim Color
Iceberg reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Similar Colors
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.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Blue Plate the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Secure 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 38 vs 17, Bakelite Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 17, Honeycomb is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 17, Ceremonial Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
August Moon reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Lighter Colors
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 Plate encloses it.
Impromptu reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Dynamic Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Blue Plate the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (17 vs 5) makes Blue Plate the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Blue Plate is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This deep and saturated cerulean blue brings a sedate yet joyful mood to any space. Pair with a bright blue like Iceberg to emphasize its cheerful vibe.