Stratford Blue
Sherwin-Williams's Stratford Blue is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 22.3 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#528A9ALRV
22.30
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 22, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Silvermist reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 22), opening up a space where Stratford Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Manitou Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 22 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Secret Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mountain Stream reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lakeshore reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Cruise reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Mauve Tinge reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 22), opening up a space where Stratford Blue encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 22, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 22), opening up a space where Stratford Blue encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 22), opening up a space where Stratford Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 22, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 22, Palisade is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Adrift reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 22), opening up a space where Stratford Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lakeshore reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Manitou Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Cruise reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (22 vs 15) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 10, Stratford Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Stratford Blue reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 7), opening up a space where Seaworthy encloses it.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
Step into a sophisticated study or library bathed in this medium cool blue with subtle gray undertones, a shade that whispers of twilight and intellectual refuge. The restrained saturation creates an atmosphere of calm confidence, pairing beautifully with warm wood tones and cream accents.