Blue Nile
Sherwin-Williams Blue Nile (6776) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#01717ELRV
12.50
Blue Nile's Color Strip
Blue Nile is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip 165, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Blue Nile in Rooms
Follow Blue Nile 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 Bathroom Photo
Across 1 bathroom image, Blue Nile (6776) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Blue Nile — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow and wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating guide the final sample decision.
Sherwin-Williams Blue Nile in a contemporary home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
Blue Nile (6776) moves through 1 bedroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
A traditional bedroom painted in Blue Nile
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1 Front Door Photo
1 front door image trace Blue Nile (6776) through the threshold between the street and the interior. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
minimalist front door featuring Blue Nile by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
Blue Nile (6776) can change noticeably under natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Blue Nile paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image place Blue Nile (6776) in a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. With an LRV of 12.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Blue Nile 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 Blue Nile (6776) 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 elegant living room painted in Blue Nile
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1 Kitchen Photo
Blue Nile (6776) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants.
Blue Nile — earthy kitchen
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Blue Nile (6776) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Blue Nile color — modern luxury house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image place Blue Nile (6776) in an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light. With an LRV of 12.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
rustic modern patio featuring Blue Nile by Sherwin-Williams
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
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At LRV 74 vs 13, Moderne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 13, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Grand Canal the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 29 vs 13, Coral Reef is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Lei Flower is decisively the brighter choice.
Sumptuous Peach reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Blue Nile encloses it.
Raucous Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Copper Harbor is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Gulfstream the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Mosaic Tile reflects far more light (LRV NaN vs NaN), opening up a space where Blue Nile encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
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