Blissful Blue (Valspar 4005-3C)
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Blissful Blue (Valspar 4005-3C) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blissful Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Blissful Blue 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 Blissful 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 | Daphne | SW 9151 | 32 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Coastline | AF-570 | 33.9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | China Silk | PPU15-10 | 33.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coast Of Maine | 10-20 | 33 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Blissful Blue (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Blissful Blue
Darker than Blissful Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-3C |
| Hex | #8E9DAE |
| RGB | 142, 157, 174 |
| HSL | 212°, 16%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.1, -1.6, -10.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blissful Blue (Valspar 4005-3C), published as #8E9DAE
#7C93AC
#A1A7AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blissful Blue (Valspar 4005-3C)?
- Blissful Blue has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blissful Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blissful Blue in another brand?
- China Silk (Behr PPU15-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Blissful Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blissful Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.6; 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.