Hidden Sapphire (Behr HDC-WR14-7)
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Hidden Sapphire (Behr HDC-WR14-7) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 9.2, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hidden Sapphire
Three Behr colors picked for Hidden Sapphire by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Hidden Sapphire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Indigo Batik | SW 7602 | 8 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Indi Go-Go | CSP-565 | 11.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Indigo Cloth | 4009-7 | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Admiralty | 1042-7 | 7 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Hidden Sapphire (LRV 9.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Hidden Sapphire
Darker than Hidden Sapphire
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-WR14-7 |
| Hex | #445771 |
| RGB | 68, 87, 113 |
| HSL | 215°, 25%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.4, -0.1, -17.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hidden Sapphire (Behr HDC-WR14-7), published as #445771
#2F4F6F
#576071
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hidden Sapphire (Behr HDC-WR14-7)?
- Hidden Sapphire has an LRV of 9.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hidden Sapphire is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hidden Sapphire in another brand?
- Indi Go-Go (BM CSP-565) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hidden Sapphire warm or cool?
- Behr lists Hidden Sapphire as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.