Blue Nile (SW 6776)
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Blue Nile (SW 6776) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Nile
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blue Nile by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Blue Nile, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Venezuelan Sea | 2054-30 | 14.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Coastal Jetty | MQ4-54 | 12.7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Ocean Soul | 5009-9 | 14 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caribbean Holiday | 13-28 | 12 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Blue Nile (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Nile
Darker than Blue Nile
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6776 |
| Hex | #01717E |
| RGB | 1, 113, 126 |
| HSL | 186°, 98%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.2, -21.8, -14.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Nile (SW 6776), published as #01717E
#00687C
#337A7E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Nile (SW 6776)?
- Blue Nile has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Nile is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Nile in another brand?
- Ocean Soul (Valspar 5009-9) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Blue Nile warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blue Nile as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.