Precious Sapphire (Valspar 4010-7)
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Precious Sapphire (Valspar 4010-7) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Precious Sapphire
Three Valspar colors picked for Precious Sapphire 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 Precious Sapphire, 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 | Luxe Blue | SW 6537 | 13 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Indi Go-Go | CSP-565 | 11.4 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Optimum Blue | M540-7 | 10.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blue Jewel | 1167-7 | 9 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Precious Sapphire (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Precious Sapphire
Darker than Precious Sapphire
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4010-7 |
| Hex | #44597E |
| RGB | 68, 89, 126 |
| HSL | 218°, 30%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, 2.7, -23.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Precious Sapphire (Valspar 4010-7), published as #44597E
#2D517C
#58627E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Precious Sapphire (Valspar 4010-7)?
- Precious Sapphire has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Precious Sapphire is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Precious Sapphire in another brand?
- Optimum Blue (Behr M540-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Precious Sapphire warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Precious Sapphire as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -23.3; 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.