Motor City Blue (Valspar 4005-4C)
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Motor City Blue (Valspar 4005-4C) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Motor City Blue
Three Valspar colors picked for Motor City Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Motor City 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 | Mineral Gray | SW 2740 | 9 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Evening Dove | 2128-30 | 12 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Loyalty | BIC-52 | 11.5 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Zephyr | 1042-6 | 13 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Motor City Blue (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Motor City Blue
Darker than Motor City Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-4C |
| Hex | #535E6E |
| RGB | 83, 94, 110 |
| HSL | 216°, 14%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.5, -0.3, -10.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Motor City Blue (Valspar 4005-4C), published as #535E6E
#41556C
#64676E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Motor City Blue (Valspar 4005-4C)?
- Motor City Blue has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Motor City Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Motor City Blue in another brand?
- Evening Dove (BM 2128-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Motor City Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Motor City Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.5; 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.