S-H-580
Color profile
Light value
7 · Very deep
Undertone
Cool cool, violet lean
Family
Blue
“At LRV 7, Navy Blue is a very dark purple that absorbs most light. Navy Blue carries a cool undertone. It sits between purple and blue. Behr files Navy Blue under Purple.”— Behr
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 7 Very deep · absorbs most light for a dramatic, saturated look
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Navy BlueThis colorNavy BlueBehr · S-H-580
CoordinatingNairobi DuskBehr · PPU3-10CoordinatingBurnished PewterBehr · PPU24-04CoordinatingBell TowerBehr · MQ3-15Similar colors
Tap any color to compareNavy Blue vs Tanzanite
7LRV8
#324A72Hex#3C4B7E
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Navy Blue vs Deep Royal
7LRV7
#324A72Hex#364C68
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Navy Blue vs Bon Nuit
7LRV7
#324A72Hex#3A4866
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Navy Blue vs Daring Indigo
7LRV9
#324A72Hex#3F5475
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Navy Blue vs Flashy Sapphire
7LRV9
#324A72Hex#2C538A
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Navy Blue vs Champlain Blue
7LRV9
#324A72Hex#435572
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareNavy Blue vs Dragonfly
7LRV6
#324A72Hex#314A76
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Dragonfly is near-identical · 1 points darker · cooler compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Daring Indigo
7LRV6
#324A72Hex#374874
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Daring Indigo is very close match · 1 points darker · leans redder compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Enchanted Navy
7LRV6
#324A72Hex#2A436A
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Enchanted Navy is very close match · 1 points darker compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Indigo
7LRV6
#324A72Hex#284A70
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Indigo is close match · leans greener compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Dignified
7LRV7
#324A72Hex#3B496D
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Dignified is close match · warmer compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Sapphire Earrings
7LRV5
#324A72Hex#25416D
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Sapphire Earrings is close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Blueberry Hill
7LRV10
#324A72Hex#335183
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Blueberry Hill is close match · 3 points lighter · cooler compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Downpour Blue
7LRV7
#324A72Hex#254669
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Downpour Blue is close match · leans greener compared with Navy Blue.
Navy Blue vs Drawing Room Blue
7LRV8
#324A72Hex#465172
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Drawing Room Blue is close match · 1 points lighter · warmer compared with Navy Blue.
The full strip
Light to dark · hover to open a colorNavy Blue, answered
What is the LRV of Navy Blue?
Navy Blue (S-H-580) by Behr has a Light Reflectance Value of 7, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the very dark range.
Is Navy Blue a warm or cool color?
Navy Blue has a cool undertone (cool, violet lean).
What is the closest match to Navy Blue from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Navy Blue is Dragonfly (PPG1162-7) by PPG, near-identical · 1 points darker · cooler.
Behr · S-H-580
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