Dark Night (Behr PPF-58)
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Dark Night (Behr PPF-58) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 6.8, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Night
Three Behr colors picked for Dark Night 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 Dark Night, 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 | Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hale Navy | HC-154 | 8.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Royal Navy | 4011-4 | 7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cavalry | 1041-7 | 7 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Dark Night (LRV 6.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Night
Darker than Dark Night
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPF-58 |
| Hex | #404B57 |
| RGB | 64, 75, 87 |
| HSL | 211°, 15%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.4, -1.3, -8.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Night (Behr PPF-58), published as #404B57
#2F4355
#515357
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Night (Behr PPF-58)?
- Dark Night has an LRV of 6.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Night in another brand?
- Royal Navy (Valspar 4011-4) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dark Night warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dark Night as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.5; 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.