Victory Blue (PPG 1165-7)
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Victory Blue (PPG 1165-7) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Victory Blue
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Victory Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Victory 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 | Majestic Purple | SW 6545 | 5 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stunning | 826 | 8.4 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Majestic Blue | HDC-MD-01 | 5.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Coal | 4011-3 | 6 | 6.2 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Victory Blue (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Victory Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1165-7 |
| Hex | #3A405A |
| RGB | 58, 64, 90 |
| HSL | 229°, 22%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 27.6, 4.6, -16.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Victory Blue (PPG 1165-7), published as #3A405A
#273858
#4B485A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Victory Blue (PPG 1165-7)?
- Victory Blue has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Victory Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Victory Blue in another brand?
- Majestic Blue (Behr HDC-MD-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Victory Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Victory Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.