Santorini Blue
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, Santorini Blue (7607) 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 4 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#416D83
LRV
13.76
Santorini Blue's Color Strip
Santorini Blue is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Deep Sea Dive and Marea Baja. The strip spans from Cascades at the lightest end to Marea Baja at the deepest. Strip 279 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Santorini Blue in Real Rooms
Santorini Blue has a low LRV of 13.76 — 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 bedroom and house.
3 Bedroom Photos
Santorini Blue creates a bedroom that feels deliberately calm rather than accidentally plain. The color absorbs the first rays of morning light without bouncing them back harshly, which means waking up in this environment feels gentle and gradual. Keep the window treatments simple and let the walls do the heavy lifting.
Bedroom walls wrapped in Santorini Blue evoke peaceful coastal serenity.
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Accent wall in Santorini Blue anchors the bedroom with bold color.
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Bedroom ceiling painted Santorini Blue draws the eye upward dramatically.
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1 House Photo
Santorini Blue on an exterior reads differently at different scales: approachable up close, commanding from the street. It works especially well on houses with good trim detail, where the contrast between wall and trim can do real visual work.
Exterior siding in Santorini Blue makes a striking architectural statement.
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Coordinating Colors
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 14), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 14, Site White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 14, Sky Fall is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 14), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 50 vs 14, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 14), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 14), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 14, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 14, Palisade is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Warm Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Manitou Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Cruise reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 14), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 14, Bluebird Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
Secure Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (14 vs 8) makes Santorini Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Santorini Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (14 vs 5) makes Santorini Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Santorini Blue the marginally brighter of the two.