Office Blue (Valspar 4005-6A)
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Office Blue (Valspar 4005-6A) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Office Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Office 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 Office 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 | Dyer's Woad | SW 9071 | 30 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Denim Wash | 838 | 35.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sonata Blue | BNC-08 | 32.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Americana | 1152-4 | 32 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Office Blue (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Office Blue
Darker than Office Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-6A |
| Hex | #829DB1 |
| RGB | 130, 157, 177 |
| HSL | 206°, 23%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.4, -4.7, -13.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Office Blue (Valspar 4005-6A), published as #829DB1
#6E93AF
#95A7B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Office Blue (Valspar 4005-6A)?
- Office Blue has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Office Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Office Blue in another brand?
- Denim Wash (BM 838) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Office Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Office Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.5; 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.