Indigo Cloth (Valspar 4009-7)
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Indigo Cloth (Valspar 4009-7) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Indigo Cloth
Three Valspar colors picked for Indigo Cloth 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 Indigo Cloth, 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 | Indigo Batik | SW 7602 | 8 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | New York State of Mind | 805 | 10.5 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Inlet Harbor | ECC-16-3 | 9.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chinese Porcelain | 1160-6 | 11 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Indigo Cloth (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Indigo Cloth
Darker than Indigo Cloth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4009-7 |
| Hex | #3D5872 |
| RGB | 61, 88, 114 |
| HSL | 209°, 30%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.3, -2.4, -18.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Indigo Cloth (Valspar 4009-7), published as #3D5872
#264F70
#516172
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Indigo Cloth (Valspar 4009-7)?
- Indigo Cloth has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Indigo Cloth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Indigo Cloth in another brand?
- Inlet Harbor (Behr ECC-16-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Indigo Cloth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Indigo Cloth as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.0; 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.