Mysterious Night (Behr S550-6)
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Mysterious Night (Behr S550-6) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 11.8, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mysterious Night
Four Behr colors picked for Mysterious Night by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Mysterious 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 | Mesmerize | SW 6544 | 13 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Gaspe | 1435 | 13.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Night | 4003-4C | 13 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Alley Cat | 1043-6 | 14 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Mysterious Night (LRV 11.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mysterious Night
Darker than Mysterious Night
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S550-6 |
| Hex | #5C6070 |
| RGB | 92, 96, 112 |
| HSL | 228°, 10%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.9, 2.1, -9.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mysterious Night (Behr S550-6), published as #5C6070
#4B576E
#6D6970
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mysterious Night (Behr S550-6)?
- Mysterious Night has an LRV of 11.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mysterious Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mysterious Night in another brand?
- Blue Gaspe (BM 1435) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Mysterious Night warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mysterious Night as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.6; 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.