Midnight Blue (Behr N480-7)
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Midnight Blue (Behr N480-7) is a very deep, cool gray from Behr: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midnight Blue
Three Behr colors picked for Midnight Blue 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 Midnight Blue, 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 | Mineral Gray | SW 2740 | 9 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Deep Secret | CSP-625 | 11.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Night View | 4007-4C | 10 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soothing Sapphire | 10-09 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Midnight Blue (LRV 9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Midnight Blue
Darker than Midnight Blue
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N480-7 |
| Hex | #4C565E |
| RGB | 76, 86, 94 |
| HSL | 207°, 11%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.0, -2.0, -6.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Gray |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midnight Blue (Behr N480-7), published as #4C565E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midnight Blue (Behr N480-7)?
- Midnight Blue has an LRV of 9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midnight Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Midnight Blue in another brand?
- Night View (Valspar 4007-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Midnight Blue warm or cool?
- Behr lists Midnight Blue as cool, with a Cool Gray undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.0; 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.