Sherwin-Williams In the Navy#2F3F50 · LRV 5
In the Navy reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 9178 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | In the Navy |
| SKU | SW 9178 |
| Hex | #2F3F50 |
| RGB | 47, 63, 80 |
| HSL | 211°, 26%, 25% |
| LRV | 5 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Blue |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Backdrop
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #2F3F50 in HSL space. Pair In the Navy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.