Bedtime Story (Valspar 4003-8B)
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Bedtime Story (Valspar 4003-8B) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bedtime Story
Four Valspar colors picked for Bedtime Story 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 Bedtime Story, 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 | Gentian | SW 6817 | 18 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Yin Yang | 824 | 23.2 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Miracle Elixir | M540-6 | 19.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | King's Robe | 1245-6 | 18 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Bedtime Story (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Bedtime Story
Darker than Bedtime Story
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4003-8B |
| Hex | #6A7BA2 |
| RGB | 106, 123, 162 |
| HSL | 222°, 23%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.7, 3.5, -22.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bedtime Story (Valspar 4003-8B), published as #6A7BA2
#5672A0
#7E84A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bedtime Story (Valspar 4003-8B)?
- Bedtime Story has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bedtime Story is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bedtime Story in another brand?
- Miracle Elixir (Behr M540-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Bedtime Story warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bedtime Story as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.9; 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.