Twinkle Night (Valspar 4004-8C)

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Twinkle Night (Valspar 4004-8C) is a very deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twinkle Night
Four Valspar colors picked for Twinkle Night by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Twinkle 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 | Gentian | SW 6817 | 18 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fancy Pants | CSP-525 | 14.6 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Electrify | T13-9 | 13.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Calico | 1246-7 | 15 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Twinkle Night (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Twinkle Night
Darker than Twinkle Night
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4004-8C |
| Hex | #5A65A1 |
| RGB | 90, 101, 161 |
| HSL | 231°, 28%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 12.0, -33.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twinkle Night (Valspar 4004-8C), published as #5A65A1
#435D9F
#6F6EA2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twinkle Night (Valspar 4004-8C)?
- Twinkle Night has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twinkle Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Twinkle Night in another brand?
- Electrify (Behr T13-9) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Twinkle Night warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Twinkle Night as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -33.8; 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.