Midnight Blue
N480-7 · Behr
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#4C565E
LRV
9
Family
Blue
N480-7
Color profile
Light value
9 · Very deep
Undertone
Cool cool, blue lean
Family
Blue
“Midnight Blue is a deep blue-gray with more than a hint of black. It’s the middle-of-night shadows cocooning your slumber, the serenity of a world at rest.”— Behr
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 9 Very deep · absorbs most light for a dramatic, saturated look
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Midnight BlueThis colorMidnight BlueBehr · N480-7
CoordinatingComfy BeigeBehr · N290-3CoordinatingPebbled ShoreBehr · ECC-18-2CoordinatingWhite GloveBehr · W-D-610Similar colors
Tap any color to compareMidnight Blue vs Chimney
9LRV8
#4C565EHex#4A5257
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Midnight Blue vs Undersea
9LRV9
#4C565EHex#4A585F
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Midnight Blue vs Submarine Gray
9LRV9
#4C565EHex#4D585C
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Midnight Blue vs City Rain
9LRV10
#4C565EHex#525C61
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Midnight Blue vs Night Tide
9LRV8
#4C565EHex#455360
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Midnight Blue vs Poppy Seed
9LRV8
#4C565EHex#4A4E54
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, violet cast
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareMidnight Blue vs Plot Twist
9LRV9
#4C565EHex#4B565D
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Plot Twist is near-identical compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Dark and Stormy Night
9LRV9
#4C565EHex#4D565F
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Dark and Stormy Night is near-identical compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Soothing Sapphire
9LRV8
#4C565EHex#48545D
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Soothing Sapphire is very close match · 1 points darker compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Westcott Navy
9LRV10
#4C565EHex#4E5357
BlueFamilyBlack
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Westcott Navy is close match · warmer compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs High Salute
9LRV7
#4C565EHex#445056
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
High Salute is close match · 2 points darker compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Brush Blue
9LRV10
#4C565EHex#414F57
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Brush Blue is close match compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Mineral Gray
9LRV9
#4C565EHex#515763
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Mineral Gray is close match · leans redder compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Hague Blue
9LRV7
#4C565EHex#3F4D57
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Hague Blue is close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Hopper Head
9LRV9
#4C565EHex#505456
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Hopper Head is close match · warmer compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue vs Tarragon
9LRV7
#4C565EHex#424E53
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Tarragon is close match · 2 points darker · leans greener compared with Midnight Blue.
Midnight Blue, answered
What is the LRV of Midnight Blue?
Midnight Blue (N480-7) by Behr has a Light Reflectance Value of 9, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the very dark range.
Is Midnight Blue a warm or cool color?
Midnight Blue has a cool undertone (cool, blue lean).
What is the closest match to Midnight Blue from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Midnight Blue is Plot Twist (8006-8F) by Valspar, near-identical.
Behr · N480-7
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