Pulsating Blue
Sherwin-Williams's Pulsating Blue is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#01678DLRV
10.47
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 24 vs 10, Classic French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Harvest Gold reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 10), opening up a space where Pulsating Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Santorini Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 10) makes Down Pour the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (16 vs 10) makes Danube the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes Raucous Orange the marginally brighter of the two.
Blushing reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 10), opening up a space where Pulsating Blue encloses it.
Creamery reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 10), opening up a space where Pulsating Blue encloses it.
Bakelite Gold reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 10), opening up a space where Pulsating Blue encloses it.
Honeycomb reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 10), opening up a space where Pulsating Blue encloses it.
Ceremonial Gold reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 10), opening up a space where Pulsating Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 10, August Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Cruising reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 28 vs 10, Capri is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Blue Mosque the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 30 vs 10, Resonant Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 23 vs 10, Impromptu is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Pulsating Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pulsating Blue reflects far more light (LRV NaN vs NaN), opening up a space where Blue Grotto encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Manufacturer description
Dive into the electric heart of twilight with this intensely saturated dark blue, alive with cool cerulean energy that seems to vibrate against the walls. Perfect for creating a moody, introspective sanctuary in a bedroom or study, this bold hue demands confidence and pairs strikingly with warm metallics or creamy whites.