Perfectly Blue (Valspar 4007-9B)
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Perfectly Blue (Valspar 4007-9B) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Perfectly Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Perfectly 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 Perfectly 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 | Something Blue | SW 6800 | 63 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Highland Breeze | 786 | 61.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Little Pond | 550A-3 | 59.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Songbird | 1240-3 | 59 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Perfectly Blue (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Perfectly Blue
Darker than Perfectly Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4007-9B |
| Hex | #A8D3EA |
| RGB | 168, 211, 234 |
| HSL | 201°, 61%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, -8.8, -15.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perfectly Blue (Valspar 4007-9B), published as #A8D3EA
#93C9E8
#BDDDEA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perfectly Blue (Valspar 4007-9B)?
- Perfectly Blue has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perfectly Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Perfectly Blue in another brand?
- Highland Breeze (BM 786) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Perfectly Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Perfectly Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.9; 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.