Quiet Night (PPG 1239-5)
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Quiet Night (PPG 1239-5) is a deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quiet Night
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Quiet Night by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Quiet 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 | Dynamic Blue | SW 6958 | 24 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Electric Blue | 2061-40 | 27.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Celebration Blue | MQ4-57 | 22.4 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Deep Blue Sea | 5001-10C | 21 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Quiet Night (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Quiet Night
Darker than Quiet Night
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1239-5 |
| Hex | #3E8FBC |
| RGB | 62, 143, 188 |
| HSL | 201°, 50%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.4, -10.3, -30.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quiet Night (PPG 1239-5), published as #3E8FBC
#0286BA
#5D98BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quiet Night (PPG 1239-5)?
- Quiet Night has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quiet Night is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Quiet Night in another brand?
- Electric Blue (BM 2061-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Quiet Night warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Quiet Night as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -30.7; 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.