Enchanted Sea (Valspar 4008-8A)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Enchanted Sea (Valspar 4008-8A) 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 Enchanted Sea
Four Valspar colors picked for Enchanted Sea 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 Enchanted Sea, 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 | Lobelia | SW 6809 | 30 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Nova Scotia Blue | 796 | 36.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Cornflower | P520-4 | 32.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Overcast | 1242-4 | 34 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Enchanted Sea (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Enchanted Sea
Darker than Enchanted Sea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-8A |
| Hex | #69A0D3 |
| RGB | 105, 160, 211 |
| HSL | 209°, 55%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.0, -4.0, -31.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Enchanted Sea (Valspar 4008-8A), published as #69A0D3
#4E96D1
#82AAD3
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Valspar
More from Valspar
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Enchanted Sea (Valspar 4008-8A)?
- Enchanted Sea has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Enchanted Sea is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Enchanted Sea in another brand?
- Cornflower (Behr P520-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Enchanted Sea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Enchanted Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -31.6; 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.