Dignity Blue

With an LRV of about 6, Dignity Blue absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Dignity Blue in other brands

• Atlantic Surf 1 Dulux UK 1186461 Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Hardees New Blue MyPerfectColor MP4036 Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Blu 20 Caparol 3D Blu 20 Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Seashell Cove Dulux Australia S36G9 Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Blue By You Vista K-144 Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Hempel 30180 Hempel Blue Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Jay Blue Sherwin-Williams 6797 Blue
• Salty Dog Sherwin-Williams 9177 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as dark blue
• Protanopia Reads as blue
• Tritanopia Reads as teal
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns teal
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns dark blue
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dignity Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -27.8 and a value of -3.9 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux UK color to Dignity Blue?

Atlantic Surf 1 (1186461), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dignity Blue?

≈ 6. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.