Inky Blue
Sherwin-Williams's Inky Blue is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 15.4 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#4E7287LRV
15.40
Inky Blue's Color Strip
Inky Blue is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Smoky Azurite and Endless Sea. The strip spans from Moonmist at the lightest end to Endless Sea at the deepest. Strip 223 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Inky Blue in Rooms
Follow Inky Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 14 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
5 Misc Photos
The color’s movement from one type of space to another can draw different notes from Inky Blue (9149). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Wall color Inky Blue brings depth and sophisticated richness to this space.
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Deep accent wall painted in Inky Blue creates dramatic contrast with lighter trim.
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Bedroom walls wrapped in Inky Blue provide a moody, sophisticated backdrop.
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Living room walls in Inky Blue establish an intimate, gallery-like atmosphere.
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Wall paneling finished in soft Inky Blue adds refined texture.
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3 House Photos
In an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, the most interesting quality of Inky Blue (9149) may be the way it responds to roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
House exterior clad in Inky Blue commands attention with bold, modern elegance.
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Striking Inky Blue facade transforms the home's curb appeal completely.
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Charcoal shutters complement the Inky Blue siding on this contemporary house.
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6 Living Room Photos
Inky Blue (9149) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
Sofa placement highlights the rich Inky Blue wall behind it.
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Coordinating Colors
Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 15), opening up a space where Inky Blue encloses it.
Cocoa Whip reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 15), opening up a space where Inky Blue encloses it.
Trim Color
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 50 vs 15, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 15), opening up a space where Inky Blue encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 15), opening up a space where Inky Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 15) makes Warm Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Secret Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Leisure Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sporty Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Baby Blue Eyes reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 15), opening up a space where Inky Blue encloses it.
Darker Colors
Inky Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
Get swept away in the depths of this cool and mysterious blue and its yellow undertones. Introduce a deep and pensive calm to any well-lit room.