Spirit Blue (Valspar 4011-9)
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Spirit Blue (Valspar 4011-9) is a very deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spirit Blue
Three Valspar colors picked for Spirit Blue 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 Spirit Blue, 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 | Izmir Purple | SW 6825 | 7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Gum | 2068-20 | 7.2 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dramatist | MQ5-43 | 7.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Imperial Purple | 1175-7 | 8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Spirit Blue (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Spirit Blue
Darker than Spirit Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4011-9 |
| Hex | #49456F |
| RGB | 73, 69, 111 |
| HSL | 246°, 23%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.4, 12.5, -23.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spirit Blue (Valspar 4011-9), published as #49456F
#363D6D
#5B4D70
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spirit Blue (Valspar 4011-9)?
- Spirit Blue has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spirit Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spirit Blue in another brand?
- Dramatist (Behr MQ5-43) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Spirit Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Spirit Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -23.7; 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.