Spa Blue (Behr P500-3)
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Spa Blue (Behr P500-3) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spa Blue
Four Behr colors picked for Spa Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Spa 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 | Porch Ceiling | SW 9063 | 53 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Highland Breeze | 786 | 61.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Perfectly Blue | 4007-9B | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Songbird | 1240-3 | 59 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Spa Blue (LRV 59 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spa Blue
Darker than Spa Blue
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P500-3 |
| Hex | #9FD1EB |
| RGB | 159, 209, 235 |
| HSL | 201°, 66%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, -10.1, -18.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spa Blue (Behr P500-3), published as #9FD1EB
#89C7E9
#B5DBEB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spa Blue (Behr P500-3)?
- Spa Blue has an LRV of 59 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spa Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spa Blue in another brand?
- Songbird (PPG 1240-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spa Blue warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spa Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.0; 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.