Sherwin Williams

Notable Hue

SW 6521

Notable Hue is a soft cool blue carrying violet undertones that settle quietly into its mid-range LRV of 37. It reads as a composed, slightly dusty blue suitable for bedrooms, home offices, or hallway walls where controlled color is preferred. It coordinates well with Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray, Pure White, Naval, Dusty Blue, and Aleutian, allowing flexible schemes from muted neutrals to layered blue palettes.

On north-facing walls, the violet cast becomes more apparent, while southern light draws out the blue-gray balance.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6521

Notable Hue in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Notable Hue under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Notable Hue under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

205°

Cyan Family

Lightness

64%

Medium

Saturation

26%

Muted

LRV

37.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#8BA7BB

RGB Decimal

139, 167, 187

RGB Percent

54.5%, 65.5%, 73.3%

HSL

205.0, 26.1%, 63.9%

HSV

205.0, 25.7%, 73.3%

CMYK

25.7%, 10.7%, 0.0%, 26.7%

YIQ

160.9, -23.1, 0.3

XYZ

33.44, 36.71, 52.34

CIE Lab

67.06, -5.06, -13.46

CIE Luv

67.06, -15.16, -19.63

Hunter Lab

60.59, -4.44, -13.12

Decimal

9152443

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Notable Hue American Anthem Belvedere Blue Shipyard

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Notable Hue Boot Cut First Frost Sweet Illusion

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Notable Hue Stone Brown Earthnut Enjoy

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Notable Hue Softened Violet Spirit in the Sky Mighty Aphrodite

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Notable Hue Softened Violet Purpleheart Mighty Aphrodite

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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