Royal Navy (Valspar 4011-4)
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Royal Navy (Valspar 4011-4) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Royal Navy
Three Valspar colors picked for Royal Navy 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 Royal Navy, 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 | Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Hale Navy | HC-154 | 8.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dark Night | PPF-58 | 6.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cavalry | 1041-7 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Royal Navy (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Royal Navy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4011-4 |
| Hex | #414A55 |
| RGB | 65, 74, 85 |
| HSL | 213°, 13%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.1, -0.8, -7.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Royal Navy (Valspar 4011-4), published as #414A55
#304253
#515255
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Royal Navy (Valspar 4011-4)?
- Royal Navy has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Royal Navy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Royal Navy in another brand?
- Hale Navy (BM HC-154) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Royal Navy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Royal Navy as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.7; 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.