Dark Night (Valspar 4003-4C)
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Dark Night (Valspar 4003-4C) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Night
Four Valspar colors picked for Dark Night by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar 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 | Mesmerize | SW 6544 | 13 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Gaspe | 1435 | 13.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Mysterious Night | S550-6 | 11.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Zephyr | 1042-6 | 13 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Dark Night (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Night
Darker than Dark Night
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4003-4C |
| Hex | #5E6576 |
| RGB | 94, 101, 118 |
| HSL | 223°, 11%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.8, 1.3, -10.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Night (Valspar 4003-4C), published as #5E6576
#4D5C74
#6F6E76
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Night (Valspar 4003-4C)?
- Dark Night has an LRV of 13. 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?
- Blue Gaspe (BM 1435) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Dark Night warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dark Night as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.4; 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.