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Dress Blues SW 9176
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Dress Blues sits at L* 27.8, a* 0.1, b* -20.0. Its hue angle is 270° and its chroma is 20.0, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 9%.
LRV 5.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.4, Dress Blues is lighter than 5% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Dress Blues
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpour Blue | 2063-20 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Symphony Blue | 2060-10 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marine Blue | 2059-10 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dress Blues
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View | PPF-57 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Royal | 580D-7 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Compass Blue | MQ5-54 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore | SW 6524 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Salty Dog | SW 9177 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Indigo | SW 6531 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honorable Blue | SW 6811 | 4.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dignified | SW 6538 | 5.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| In the Navy | SW 9178 | 5.64 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dignity Blue SW 6804 · lighter, LRV 6.4
- Indigo SW 6531 · lighter, LRV 6.5
- Blue Grotto SW 2941 · lighter, LRV 0.0
- In the Navy SW 9178 · darker, LRV 3.7
- Liberty Blue SW 2942 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Dress Blues
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dress Blues:
- Skyline Steel SW 1015
- Inky Blue SW 9149
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Marsh Fern SW 2930 · complementary (180°)
- Loyal Blue SW 6510 · analogous (−30°)
- Dewberry SW 6552 · analogous (+30°)
- Dark Auburn SW 6034 · triadic (120°)
- Greenhouse SW 2933 · triadic (240°)
Dress Blues vs popular colors
- Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, ΔE 5.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 7.3 vs 5.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 5.4), more yellow/warm, more muted.