Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032) vs Smoky Blue (SW 7604)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 (simulated) — Needlepoint Navy SW 0032#546670, LRV 13

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Smoky Blue SW 7604 (simulated) — Smoky Blue SW 7604#596E79, LRV 15

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Smoky Blue, LRV 15 vs 13.
Warmer: About the same, both blue-gray (Lab b* -7.9 vs -8.7).
North rooms: Smoky Blue keeps more brightness (L* 41.2 vs 38.0 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Bravo Blue SW 6784, #D3E7E9, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.0, noticeably different. At 3.0, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Needlepoint NavySherwin-Williams, SW 0032LRV 13, #546670

Smoky BlueSherwin-Williams, SW 7604LRV 15, #596E79

More comparisons with Smoky Blue

Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032) is slightly darker than Smoky Blue (SW 7604) and about as warm: LRV 13 vs 15, deltaE 3.0 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Needlepoint Navy	Smoky Blue	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 0032	SW 7604
Hex	#546670	#596E79
RGB	84, 102, 112	89, 110, 121
HSL	201°, 14%, 38%	201°, 15%, 41%
LRV (light reflectance value)	13	15	−2
Lab L*	42.1	45.2	−3.1
Lab a*	-4.3	-5.0	+0.7
Lab b*	-7.9	-8.7	+0.8
Undertone	Cool	Cool
Temperature	cool	cool
Color family	Blue	Blue

Same paint, two kinds of light

Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032), published as #546670

North light (cool, indirect)
#425D6E

South light (warm, direct)
#666F70

Smoky Blue (SW 7604), published as #596E79

North light (cool, indirect)
#476577

South light (warm, direct)
#6B7779

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Smoky Blue (SW 7604) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (15 vs 13), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Needlepoint Navy in other brands

Closest matches to Smoky Blue in other brands

Common questions

Is Needlepoint Navy the same color as Smoky Blue?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.0. Most people can see the difference between Needlepoint Navy and Smoky Blue side by side.
Which is lighter, Needlepoint Navy or Smoky Blue?: Smoky Blue, with an LRV of 15 against 13.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.