The gap between a deep indigo and a pale sky tone is wider than the gap between two different subjects. Dark blues behave much like black pieces and add weight, while light blues open a room up the way white ones do. Decide which you're after before you choose the image.

Rooms That Suit Blue

Blue works in almost any room but earns its keep where you want to lower the pulse, which means bedrooms and bathrooms. Nature subjects in a blue register live in nature wall art, and the same palette on canvas is in blue canvas art.

Will a blue piece work in a small room?

Light blues open a small room up and almost always work, while deep indigo and navy pull it inward but give it far more character. In a small room with little daylight, the lighter register is the safe choice.

What colors go with blue?

White, sand, grey and untreated wood work without exception and let the blue do the work on its own. Blue against warm yellow is strong and striking, but that combination has to be chosen deliberately, since it draws a lot of attention.

Which room suits a blue piece best?

Bedrooms and bathrooms, since the calm in the color does most good where you wind down. Blue also works well in a home office, where it keeps the pace down without becoming sedative the way warmer, darker tones can.

How many blue pieces can hang together?

Blue takes grouping better than most colors, since tones of the same hue read as a whole even when the subjects differ. Three works in a row with equal spacing works well, ideally with varied formats but a consistent scale.

Are these available on canvas?

Yes, the same palette exists as blue canvas art on frameless stretched canvas. The difference is that glass on a framed print reflects the room and makes deep blues look greyer, while satin-matte canvas keeps the saturation intact.