Blue Coal (Valspar 4011-3)
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Blue Coal (Valspar 4011-3) is a very deep, cool black from Valspar: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Coal
Three Valspar colors picked for Blue Coal 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 Blue Coal, 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 | Charcoal Blue | SW 2739 | 6 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Evening Sky | 833 | 7.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Stiletto | T11-2 | 6.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Napoleon | 1013-7 | 5 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar black colors nearest to Blue Coal (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Blue Coal
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4011-3 |
| Hex | #414450 |
| RGB | 65, 68, 80 |
| HSL | 228°, 10%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.0, 1.7, -7.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Coal (Valspar 4011-3), published as #414450
#313C4E
#514C50
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Coal (Valspar 4011-3)?
- Blue Coal has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Coal is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Coal in another brand?
- Stiletto (Behr T11-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Blue Coal warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blue Coal as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.6; 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.