Bosporus
Bosporus is a Blue paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its blue classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#015D75LRV
8.78
Bosporus's Color Strip
Bosporus is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip 174, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Bosporus in Rooms
Follow Bosporus 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 Home Office Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Bosporus (6503) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Sherwin-Williams Bosporus in a scandinavian home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
Across 1 bedroom image, Bosporus (6503) meets gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
A art deco bedroom painted in Bosporus
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1 Bathroom Photo
Bosporus (6503) moves through 1 bathroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bosporus — traditional bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Across 1 front door image, Bosporus (6503) meets direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
cottagecore front door featuring Bosporus by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
The 1 dining room image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Bosporus paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image place Bosporus (6503) in an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light. With an LRV of 8.8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
coastal patio featuring Bosporus by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
Across 1 mudroom image, Bosporus (6503) meets doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bosporus paint in a coastal mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Bosporus (6503) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A traditional living room painted in Bosporus
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, the most interesting quality of Bosporus (6503) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Bosporus — industrial kitchen
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1 House Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Bosporus (6503) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Bosporus color — transitional house inspiration
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 9, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 9, Outerbanks is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 9, Rest Assured is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 9, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 29 vs 9, Coral Reef is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 9, Lei Flower is decisively the brighter choice.
Sumptuous Peach reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 9), opening up a space where Bosporus encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 9, Harvest Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Intense Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Cote D'Azur the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (9 vs 5) makes Bosporus the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Bosporus is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Immerse yourself in the deep, mysterious allure of this dark saturated blue, where cool undertones evoke the shadowy depths of ancient straits and twilight skies. Perfect for creating an intimate, sophisticated sanctuary in a bedroom, library, or accent wall that demands contemplation and elegance.