Deep Sea Diving (Valspar 5001-8C)
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Deep Sea Diving (Valspar 5001-8C) 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 Deep Sea Diving
Three Valspar colors picked for Deep Sea Diving 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 Deep Sea Diving, 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 | Endless Sea | SW 9150 | 9 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Prussian Blue | CW-625 | 12.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | China Pattern | ICC-85 | 10 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chinese Porcelain | 1160-6 | 11 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Deep Sea Diving (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep Sea Diving
Darker than Deep Sea Diving
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-8C |
| Hex | #3B5B75 |
| RGB | 59, 91, 117 |
| HSL | 207°, 33%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.3, -3.9, -18.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep Sea Diving (Valspar 5001-8C), published as #3B5B75
#225273
#506475
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep Sea Diving (Valspar 5001-8C)?
- Deep Sea Diving has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep Sea Diving is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep Sea Diving in another brand?
- China Pattern (Behr ICC-85) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Deep Sea Diving warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Deep Sea Diving as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.4; 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.