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BEHR · PPU14-20

Behr Dark Navy#2F3E54 · LRV 5

Why this color. The Behr equivalent of Hale Navy; standard for cabinet makeovers at HD.

Dark Navy reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU14-20 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR DARK NAVY
RGB 47, 62, 84 LRV 5

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Dark Navy
SKU PPU14-20
Hex #2F3E54
RGB 47, 62, 84
HSL 216°, 28%, 26%
LRV 5
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Star-Studded
SKU 0620 · #32425A · LRV 5
ΔE 1.49 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA189
#343E54
Black River Falls
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 5
DEA185
#343B4E
Old Mill
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 4
DEA135
#2A4B5F
Deep Ocean
ΔE 7.62 · LRV 6
DEA191
#3A3B5B
Magic Night
ΔE 7.86 · LRV 5
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 10.09 · LRV 5

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.28
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2061-10
#303A4C
Deep
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 4
CC-932
#2C3C4D
North
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 4
2060-10
#213C5E
Symphony
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 4
2059-10
#1E3F5A
Marine
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 5
2058-10
#264556
Twilight
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.21
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9176
#2B4360
Dress Blues
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 5
SW 9178
#283849
In the Navy
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 4
SW 6244
#2F3D4C
Naval
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 4
SW 9177
#234058
Salty Dog
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 5
SW 6545
#3B3C5A
Majestic Purple
ΔE 7.58 · LRV 5

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.69
All blue at Valspar →
8003-45G
#20415C
Time's Current
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 5
4009-3
#343E49
Gotham Gray
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 4.7
M318
#233E51
Blue Dusk
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 4.4
V108-6
#203E4F
Indigo Go-Go
ΔE 6.86 · LRV 4.4
T602
#184052
Ethereal Dance
ΔE 8.57 · LRV 4.4

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.98
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1165-7
#3A405A
Victory Blue
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 5
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 7.58 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 7.58 · LRV 5
1153-7
#334B58
Sailor's Coat
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 6
1038-7
#3B484F
Midnight Hour
ΔE 8.53 · LRV 6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.22
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 3
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 8.68 · LRV 6
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 9.92 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 14.21 · LRV 5
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 15.55 · LRV 4

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.41
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 12.41 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 12.89 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 13.17 · LRV 6
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 17.16 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 17.77 · LRV 8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #2F3E54 in HSL space. Pair Dark Navy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#2F3E54 + #54452F
TRIADIC
#2F3E54 · #542F3E · #3E542F
ANALOGOUS
#2F5154 · #2F3E54 · #322F54

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
10.84:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.94:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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